Describing Matter

A PHYSICAL property is

• A characteristic you can observe while a substance is becoming different substance
• A characteristic you can observe while a substance is NOT becoming a different substance

A CHEMICAL property is

• A characteristic you can observe while a substance is becoming different substance
• A characteristic you can observe while a substance is NOT becoming a different substance

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

You know that you are seeing a CHEMICAL CHANGE when:

• A substance is becoming another substance
• A substance is NOT becoming another substance

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

You know that you are seeing a PHYSICAL CHANGE when:

• A substance is becoming another substance
• A substance is NOT becoming another substance

Identify this mixture (just the milk)

• Homogeneous
• Heterogeneous

Identify this mixture

• Homogeneous
• Heterogeneous

Is this a chemical change or physical change?

• Chemical
• Physical
• Option 3

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Identify the water in this container (assume the water is pure)

• Element
• Compound
• Mixture of elements
• Mixture of elements and compounds
• Mixture of compounds

This thermometer in a glass of melting ice is reading 0 degrees Celsius. Identify if this thermometer is measuring a PHYSICAL or CHEMICAL property OF THE WATER

• Physical
• Chemical
• Both a chemical and physical property

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

This thermometer is reading a temperature of 600 degrees Celsius. Identify if this thermometer is measuring a PHYSICAL or CHEMICAL property OF THE WOOD

• Physical property
• Chemical property
• Both a chemical and physical property