Properties of Matter

Which of these is matter?

• energy
• air
• peace
• love

Which item is more dense than water (sinks)?

• Styrofoam Cup
• Wooden Block
• Silverware
• Beach Ball

A teacher wears protective gloves to lift a metal pan filled with boiling water from a hot plate. Why are the protective gloves necessary?

• The metal pan creates thermal energy.

• the metal pan insulates thermal energy.

• The metal pan conducts thermal energy.

• The metal pan reduces thermal energy.

Which of the following is a good conductor of electricity?

• glass rod

• cotton string

• plastic tubing

• copper penny

Which liquid is the most dense?  

• oil
• water
• syrup
• plastic bottle

A cook uses the ingredients listed below to prepare a meal.
Salt, Cooking oil, Carrots, Butter
All the ingredients are placed in boiling water and the results are listed below.
∎Salt- Solid that dissolves
∎Cooking oil-Liquid that floats
∎Carrots- Solid that does not dissolve
∎Butter- Solid that becomes a liquid and floats
Which objects are considered soluble in water?

• Carrot
• Cooking Oil
• Butter
• Salt

A student added sugar to a cup of water and stirred with a spoon. After 10 minutes you could not see the sugar anymore. What happened to the sugar?

• the sugar evaporated

• the sugar dissolved

• the sugar was magnetic

Density, conductor or insulator, magnetic or not magnetic, mass, physical state, solubility are all...

• Physical state

• Intensive properties

• Physical properties

• Extensive properties

Properties of matter can be...

• Observed

• Measured

• Both

To classify objects means to...

• Separate them into groups that are alike in some way

• Keeping items in one group

• To see how much mass they have

• To see how much volume they have