Properties of Matter

The heaviness of an object

• Weight

• Mass

• Property

• Volume

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The size, length, or amount of something

• Weight

• Measurement

• Volume

• Mass

The quantity of three-dimensional space occupied by a liquid, solid, or gas

• Measurement

• Mass

• Volume

• Weight

A single part of the way something is

• Mass

• Weight

• Property

• Measurement

Which of the following characteristics best describes a paperclip?

• silver, magnetic, insulator

• silver, nonmagnetic, insulator

• silver, magnetic, conductor of electricity

• silver, soluble in water, conductor of electricity

What property do a steel screw, an iron nail, and a paperclip have in common?

• They are magnetic

• They are soluble in water

• They are nonmagnetic

• They are insulators

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A material that allows energy to flow through it or is said to have good conductivity is a(n)

• insulator

• conductor

• magnetic

• non-magnetic

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A metal that attracts other metals

• magnet

• iron

• cobalt

• measurable

What property can be investigated by exposing different materials to heat?

• Electrical conductivity

• Shape

• Magnetism

• Thermal conductivity

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What do you need to investigate the electrical conductivity of an object?

• A circuit and a magnet

• A circuit and an energy source

• A heat source and a magnet

• A light source and a circuit