Properties of Matter

Which of the following describes a chemical property of a metal?

• conducts electricity

• reacts with acid

• high melting point

• attracted to a magnet

A 10 g sample of butter will melt at a temperature that is ____ the melting point of a 5 g sample of butter.

• double

• equal to

• less than

• triple

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The melting and boiling points of a substance are independent of

• rate of heat change

• volume

• mass

• all of these

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A streak test is used to identify minerals by looking at the color of the streak made by rubbing the mineral against a rough, uncolored ceramic or porcelain. The table presents the colors of several minerals as well as the streaks they make.

If a mineral is metallic gray and produces a red streak, what is the mineral?

• amethyst

• hematite

• quartz

• galena

• ethanol

• water

• phosphoric acid

• sodium hydroxide

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A streak test is used to identify minerals by looking at the color of the streak made by rubbing the mineral against a rough, uncolored ceramic or porcelain. The table presents the colors of several minerals as well as the streaks they make.

Which of the following minerals can be told apart by their color without performing a streak test.

• gold and pyrite

• hematite and galena

• quartz and amethyst

• all of them

What is the identity of a sample that has a volume of 0.56 cm³ and a mass of 5.02 g?

• iron

• copper

• aluminum

• silver

All substances have characteristic properties. If one of these properties can be observed without changing the identity of the substance, it must be a

• physical property

• universal property

• biological property

• chemical property

Transmission fluid is a very thick oil that flows slowly. Transmission fluid is very ____.

• malleable

• elastic

• brittle

• viscous

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of the following is a measure of a solid's ability to return to its original shape after stretching?

• malleability

• hardness

• tensile strength

• eleasticity