Matter and Materials: The Properties of Matter

Ability to rust is this type of property

• Physical property

• Chemical property

Which is an example of a physical property?

• ability to react with acid

• colour

• flammability

• ability to react with oxygen

Which of the following is a chemical property?

• odor

• reacts with bleach

• sinks in water

• density

Physical properties are

• properties that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance

• properties that describe how a substance changes into a completely different substance

• properties that we can only observe with our eyes

• properties that we need special tools to observe

Alka-Seltzer gives off the gas carbon dioxide when added to water

• physical change

• chemical change

Which of the following is a sign that a chemical reaction has occurred?

• change in shape

• melting

• formation of a gas

• dissolving

What kind of properties can only be observed when a substance changes into a different substance?

• physical properties

• chemical properties

• liquid properties

• real properties

Salt dissolving in water is an example of what?

• A physical change

• A chemical change

• A physical property

• A chemical property

Which is an example of a physical property?

• rusting

• boiling point

• combustion

• reactivity with water

What is the measure of the amount of matter in a solid, liquid, or gas?

• Mass

• Volume

• Density

• Litre