Properties & States of Matter

Which is an example of water's solid state?

• ice in a skating rink

• rain falling from clouds

• a waterfall in a river

• steam rising from a pasta pot

A property is

• what scientists use to to identify and organize matter

• how matter is formed

• just a solid

• just a liquid

What are the three main states of matter?

• solid, liquid, color

• liquid, gas, solid

• gas, texture, liquid

• solubility, liquid, odor

Which word describes whether an object is rough or smooth?

• magnet

• hardness

• property

• texture

All metals are magnetic.

• True

• False

All metals do not have the same color.

• True

• False

a material that can pull some kinds of metal towards it

• matter

• magnet

• mass

• molecule

What describes how easily a material can be scratched?

• property

• texture

• hardness

• matter

A physical property that describes how something feels is called _______.

• temperture

• texture

• density

Of the three states of matter, particles are moving the fastest and are the farthest apart in a _________.

• solid

• liquid

• gas