Properties of Matter

Any measurable or observable attribute that describes matter

• Physical Property
• Chemical Property

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A physical property that describes how tightly packed molecules are in a substance

• Density
• Conductivity
• Solubility
• Magnetistm

Measures a substance’s ability to conduct heat across the material to another object.

• Thermal Conductivity
• Electrical Conductivity

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Measures a substance’s ability to conduct an electrical current

• Thermal Conductivity
• Electrical Conductivity

Physical property that describes the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance, usually water.

• Density
• Magnetism
• Solubility
• Melting Point

The ability of a substance to respond to a magnetic field.

• Conductivity
• Magnetism
• Melting Point
• Boiling Point

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

The temperature in which a solid substance is completely melted to a liquid state.

• Solubility
• Melting Point
• Boiling Point
• Conductivity

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The temperature at which a substance begins to boil after it is heated.

• Density
• Magnetism
• Boiling Point
• Melting Point

Which is dependent on the amount of a sample?

• mass
• density
• melting point
• electrical conductivity

Which of the following properties will be most helpful in making a correct identification of a unknown substance?

• density
• mass
• volume
• weight