PROPERTIES OF MATTER

What is a property?

• Something you see

• Something you measure

• Something that you observe and measure

• Something you can touch

The three States of Matter are___

• Melting point, boiling point, freezing point

• Solid, Gas, Conductivity

• Solid, Liquid, Gas

• All of the above

Why is a vegetable salad considered a mixture?

• The particles are very small.

• The vegetables can be put together easily.

• Each part keeps its own identity.

• All of the colors and flavors fit well together.

Suppose you were asked to identify the properties of most fire trucks. Select the terms that you could use.

• red, small, round, moving fast

• purple and white, moving fast, large, long

• large, slow moving, round, square

• round, red and whithe, square

• red and white, long, square, moving fast

Which is an example of a mixture?

• Taco salad

• juice

• water

• letucce

Which is an example of a solution?

• salad

• cell phone

• lemonade

• salt water

You have a shallow container filled with ocean water. What could you do to separate the salt from the ocean water?

• Add additional water to the container.

• Let it stand in the sun for a while.

• Take some water out of the container.

• Decrease the temperature of the water

When a liquid becomes a gas it is calles evapuration.

• True

• false

When trying to get salt to _____________

in water, it is best to stir it ____________. If you wanted to get the salt into solution faster, you could ____________

the _____________ of the water.

• mix, slow, drop, mixture

• dissolve, quickly, increase, temperature

• mix, slowly, decrease, conductivity

Choose the words that identify properties

• Taste, smell

• Color, shape, lenght, volume, capacity

• mass, conductivity