Properties of Matter

If you sort these by size, which of these would be placed in the group of big things?

• Tree

• Crayon

• Goldfish

• Nickel

What is the texture of a balloon?

• Rough

• Smooth

• Hard

• Bumpy

Students sorted objects into two groups.

What property did they use to help sort the objects?

• Color

• Shape

• Texture

• Size

Students sorted objects into three groups; circles, triangles, and squares. Which property was used to sort the objects?

• Texture

• Color

• Shape

• Weight

A student placed an apple on one side of a balance and a ball on the other. The student knows that the ball is_________________________________________.

• darker than the apple.

• rougher than the apple.

• heavier than the apple.

• bigger than the apple.

Name three ways these dogs are the same.

• They are soft.

• They are small.

• They are the same color.

• They are all cats.

Which two stars would you classify as the smaller stars? ________ and ________

• A,B

• A,C

• C,D

• B,C

Which two stars would you classify as the larger stars? ________ and ________

• A,B

• A,C

• C,D

• B,D

What things are heavier than the cat?