Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter

We study properties so we can _______________ a substance.

• smell

• measure

• identify

• change

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The smallest particle of any type of matter which has the properties of the element is known by which of the following terms?

• element

• compound

• chemical

• atom

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which of the following instruments should you use to measure the volume of water?

• triple beam balance

• graduated cylinder

• metric ruler

• thermometer

Which of the following is the correct measurement of this unknown substance's mass?

• 545.2 mL

• 540.6 grams

• 545.2 grams

• 545.2 g/cm3

What is the volume of this block of wood?

• 14 cm

• 84 cm3

• 84 mL

• 14 mL

To find the density of a wooden cube, you would ____________.

• first find the mass. Then divide the volume by the mass.

• Use the formula D=M/V.

• first find the mass and then multiply by the volume.

• Add the mass and the volume.

Luster means ________________________.

• suitable to be shaped and rolled.

• capable of being stretched out into thin wires.

• the way a surface appears when it reflects light.

• the ability to conduct electrical or thermal energy.

A student pours one liquid into another. The mixture changes color to a bright red and then becomes cold. In this process, what is the FIRST evidence that a new substance has formed?

• The liquids were mixed.

• The mixture turns a bright red.

• The temperature decreases.

• There is more liquid now.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Students are dissolving salt in a certain volume of water. What property are they testing for?

• density

• melting point

• mass

• solubility

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

10. The temperature at which a solids becomes a liquid is its ____________________.

• freezing point

• melting point

• density

• solubility

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4