Properties of Matter

______ is the amount of matter in an object.

• Mass

• Weight

• Volume

_______ have no particular shape or size. Sometimes they are stored in special tanks for divers or welders.

• Gases

• Solids

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The amount of space an object takes up is its ___________. It describes how large or small an object is.

• volume

• weight

• matter

____________ is a measure of how closely packed an object's particles are. It also determines whether an object will sink or float.

• Density

• Volume

• Matter

• Liquid

Which of the following are used to describe the physical property of different materials?

• color, shape, and hardness

• magnetism, heat, and hardness

• reflectivity, color, and heat

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

__________ is how strongly gravity pulls on an object. If an object has more mass, it also has more ___________.

• weight

• matter

• mass

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

____________ describes how well electricity can move through a material. Metals such as copper, gold, iron, and silver are good conductors of electricity.

• Electrical conductivity

• Thermal conductivity

• Thermal insulators

Rubber bands are _________. They can stretch and then return to their original shape.

• elastic

• metal

• hard

A thin wire that is bent into the shape of a paper clip is ____________. These types of objects can bend without breaking.

• flexible

• breakable

• electrical

Thermal conductivity is a measure of how well a material conducts thermal energy. _________ are good thermal conductors.

• metal pots and pans

• glass

• wood