Properties of Matter

In a mystery box. There are four objects inside. You cannot see the objects. You can put your hand inside to feel them. Which properties of the objects can you compare this way?

• shape, smell, and weight

• hardness, texture, and age

• size, shape, and texture

• texture, magnetism, and color

Which of the following pairs of sentences correctly describes the properties of metals?

• All metals are magnetic. All metals are the same color

• All metals are the same color. Some metals are magnetic.

• Some metals are the same color. All metals are magnetic.

• Some metals are magnetic. Some metals are the same color.

Bianca is drinking 16 ounces of water before breakfast. Joayda is drinking 16 ounces before breakfast. Which statement best compares the physical properties of these two drinks?

• They have different temperatures.

• They have different shape.

• They have different volume.

• They have different color.

What is matter?

• How much something weighs

• Anything that has mass and takes up space

• How we classify plants

• How something looks, feels, or acts

A characteristic that helps identify an object is called a property.

• True

• False

Matter has many characteristics, or _______________ , that can be used to describe it.

• space

• volume

• properties

• mass

Which has the most mass?

penny maple leaf elephant basketball

• penny

• maple leaf

• elephant

• basketball