Physical Properties and Matter

Describe the importance of physical properties.

• Solid, liquid, gases

• to help describe, identify,classify, sort, and organize matter

• to help decide if it's magnetic or not

• to help decide if it's a solid, liquid, or gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

How would you describe and classify solids, based on their properties?

• take the shape of their container, have volume, and stick together

• no shape and no volume

• definite shape and definite volume

• none of the above

How would you describe and classify liquids, based on their properties?

• take the shape of their container and have volume, and stick together

• no shape and no volume

• definite shape and definite volume

• none of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

How would you describe and classify gases, based on their properties?

• take the shape of their container and have volume, and stick together

• no shape and no volume

• definite shape and definite volume

• none of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Volume is...

• amount of matter in something

• how loud something is

• how much something weighs

• how much space something takes up

Mass is...

• amount of matter in something

• how much space something takes up by its weight

• how much something weighs

• how loud something is

This can be said about items that float

• they are larger

• they are darker in color

• they are more dense

• they are less dense

This can be said about items that sink

• they are larger

• they are darker in color

• they are more dense

• they are less dense

A mixture can be classified as things....

• that are substances that can be seperated

• that are a combination of 2 or more substances like chex mix and do not dissolve

• that are special mixtures and 1 substance dissolves

• that are seperated with a magnet

A solution can be classified as things....

• things are substances that are seperated

• that are a combination of 2 or more substances like chex mix and do not dissolve

• that are special mixtures and 1 substance dissolves like saltwater

• that are seperated with a magnet