Matter

If you were asked to separate the iron filings from a mixture that included iron filings, pepper, and salt, which method would be best to use?

• magnetic attraction

• filtration

• evaporation

• sifting

The method best used for separating salt from salt water would be _______________.

• sifting

• evaporation

• filtration

• magnetic attraction

The easiest way separate a mixture of sand, iron filings, water, and cork would be to start with removing the cork because it has less _______________ than the other substances.

• volume

• density

• mass

• matter

Anything that has mass and takes up space is

• volume.

• matter.

• substance.

• density.

The amount of matter in an object or substance is called its

• volume.

• density.

• mass.

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Mass is measured in

• liters.

• seconds.

• millimeters.

• grams.

The amount of space an object takes up is called its

• volume.

• mass.

• matter.

• density.

The amount of mass in a known volume is called

• volume.

• density.

• matter.

• grams.

A ________________ property can be observed, measured, or changed without changing the substance itself.

• chemical

• physical

A ______________ property is the ability of a substance to change into a new substance with different properties.

• chemical

• physical

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