Properties of matter by Ross

Which is a property of a liquid?

• it has a bright color

• It takes the shape of its container

• it has a set shape

• its molecules are tightly packed

What causes something to float

• It has a different state of matter

• its a different size

• it is less dense than water

• its a different shape

What could be separated using a magnet?

• salt and pepper

• rocks and sand

• sand and shells

• iron filings and pepper

a wooden spoon is

• an insulator

• a conductor

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

What happens to salt grains when they dissolve?

• they become something new

• they melt

• they get smaller and smaller

• they get clean

What happens to the physical properties of matter when mixed with water?

• the taste changes

• sugar dissolves

• sugar evaporates

• the physical properties don't change

What mixture would NOT maintain their physical properties

• pebbles and sand

• sand and water

• water and salt

• salt and iron filings

When sugar or salt dissolves, what property would not change?

• the mass

• the size of crystals

• the color

• the texture

If I have 300 grams of unsweet tea and then I add 10 grams of sugar, what is the total mass of my sweet tea?

• 310 g

• 400 g

• 300 g

• 10g

best way to separate sand and sugar

• strainer

• tweezers

• put in water and then use filter

• magnet