Physical Properties of Matter

Mass is the amount of

• weight in an object.

• physical property in an object.

• space an object occupies.

• matter in an object.

Physical properties are traits that can

• be measured and observed with tools and our five senses.

• be measured only with your five senses.

• be measured only with tools.

• not be measured and observed.

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Weight is

• the measure of the amount of matter in an object.

• the measure of the amount of space taken up by an object.

• whether an object will sink or float.

• the measure of the pull of gravity on an object.

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What is volume?

• the amount of energy in a material.

• the measure of the amount of space taken up by an object.

• the measure of the height of an object.

• the measure of how much of one substance can be dissolved in another substance.

Density is

• the measure of how much of one substance can dissolve in another substance.

• the measure of the amount of energy in a material.

• the measure of the amount of matter in a given volume of an object.

• the measure of the width and length of an object.

What is buoyancy?

• the measure of how much of one substance can dissolve in another substance.

• whether an object shrinks or grows.

• the ability of a material to carry energy.

• whether an object sinks or floats.

Conductivity is

• the measure of how much energy is in a material.

• the measure of how much of one substance can dissolve in another substance.

• the ability of a material to carry energy.

• the ability of a material to carry water.

What is solubility?

• the measure of how much of one substance can be dissolved in another substance

• the measure of how much energy it takes to melt a substance

• the ability of a substance to melt completely when heated

• the ability of a substance to turn into water vapor

Which statement is true about an apple that has been cut in half?

• its density will increase

• its density will stay the same

• its mass will stay the same

• its density will decrease

If a gaming console is taken to the top of a mountain, which of its measurements will change?

• volume

• mass

• weight

• density