Physical Properties of Matter

Matter is anything that has ___________ & ____________.

• mass & volume

• hardness & reflectivity

• shape & color

• melting & freezing point

___________________reflects how closely packed the particles of matter are.

• reflectivity

• density

• color & shape

• texture

Thicker liquids flow _______________.

• the same

• slower

• faster

Which object would float in water?

• metal weight

• bag of pennies

• a brick

• ball of aluminum foil

A crayon scratches clay but is scratched by a penny and paper clip .

• true

• false

What determines whether a type of matter is a solid, liquid, or a gas?

• how the particles move

• how close together its particles are

• how strong the attraction between the particles is

• all of the above

________________ is the thickness of a fluid, liquid's resistance to flow.

• hardness

• viscosity

• buoyancy

• viscosity

A _______________ ________________ of matter is a characteristic you can observe or measure without changing the particles that make up the matter.

• electrical conductor

• physical property

• thermal conductor

• heat energy

__________________measures the amount of space that a substance or an object takes up.

• shape

• density

• matter

• volume

___________________________ measures the amount of matter in a substance or an object.

• bouyancy

• shape

• mass

• density