Physical Properties

What is the ability to be made into thin sheets called?

• physical property

• solubility

• physical change

• malleability

A change in the form of a substance that does not change its identity is called?

• physical property

• solubility

• physical change

• malleability

The ability to conduct electric current is called

• density

• solubility

• malleability

• electrical conductivity

The ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance is called

• density

• solubility

• malleability

• physical change

The ability of a substance to dissolve is called

• density

• physical property

• solubility

• malleability

What is the characteristic of matter that can be observed without changing the matter's identity?

• density

• physical property

• solubility

• malleability

Which of the following is the equation used to calculate a substance's density?

• $D=\frac{V}{m}$

• $D\ =\ m\ +\ V$

• $D\ =\ \frac{m}{V}$

• $D=\ V\ \times\ m$

What happens to a solid object with a density that is less than the density of water when it is placed in water?

• The object dissolves in the water.

• The object displaces a quantity of water greater than its volume.

• The object settles to the bottom of the water.

• The object floats on top of the water.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a purely physical change?

• the shaping of a gold bar

• the melting of a frozen fruit bar

• the explosion of fireworks

• the sanding of apiece of wood

What kinds of changes in substances are always physical changes?

• changes of state from solid to liquid to gas and back

• changes that result in new substances being formed

• changes that change the identity of the substance

• changes that change the density of the substance