Describing Matter

A characteristic of a substance that can be observed without changing its identity

• Physical Property

• Chemical Property

• Chemistry

• Substance

Hardness is a

• Physical Property

• Chemical Property

Characteristics of a substance that are observed when you try to change one substance to another

• Substance

• Physical Property

• Chemical Property

• Chemistry

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Flammability is a

• Chemical Property

• Physical Property

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Is something that takes up space and that has mass

• Substance

• Matter

• Physical Property

• Chemical Property

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Freezing is a

• Chemical Property

• Physical Property

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

States-- solid, liquid, and gas are

• Physical Properties

• Chemical Properties

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Oxidation is a

• Physical Property

• Chemical Property

Reactivity is a

• Chemical Property

• Physical Property

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Able to be hammered or pressed out of shape without breaking or cracking

• Malleable

• Luster

• Substance

• Matter