Properties of Matter

What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?

• Intensity

• Epicenter

• Magnitude

• Seismogram

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Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• volume
• matter
• solid
• temperature

The amount of space something takes up.

• matter
• mass
• volume
• element

Which of the following instruments should you use to measure the volume of water?

• triple beam balance

• graduated cylinder

• metric ruler

• thermometer

Students are dissolving salt in a certain volume of water. What property are they testing for?

• density

• melting point

• mass

• solubility

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The amount of matter in a certain volume.

• odor

• boiling point

• density

• conductivity

The ability of a substance to attract iron.

• malleability

• conductivity

• hardness

• magnetism

The ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance.

• color

• solubility

• hardness

• odor

 Which of the following does not conduct electricity easily?

• copper
• plastic
• silver
• salt water

Most __________ conduct electricity very well.

• types of glass
• plastics
• metals
• types of rubber