Properties of Matter

Students sorted crayons into groups of red, blue and yellow.  Which property did they use to sort them?

• texture
• color
• shape
• mass

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• volume
• matter
• solid
• temperature

Texture describes how something ______.

• looks
• is sized
• feels
• sounds

Color describes how something

• looks

• is sized

• feels

• sounds

Which word could NOT be used to describe the texture of an object?

• rough

• smooth

• soft

• tasty

The texture of this object is best described as _________.

• Bumpy

• Hard

• Soft

• Rough

Why is a balloon with air in it heavier than a balloon without air?

• it's larger
• it has matter in it
• it takes up more space
• none of the above

Which of these is matter?

• energy
• air
• peace
• love

Which is NOT a property used to describe matter?

• texture

• temperature

• size

• shape

Which describes the hardness of a material?

• chalk is white

• gold is yellow and shiny

• a rock can't bend