Properties of Matter

What are physical properties of matter?

• Physical properties are characteristics of matter that can be observed or measured without changing the substance

• Physical properties are characteristics of matter that involve chemical changes

• Physical properties are rearrangement of atoms

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Which is NOT a physical property?

• size

• texture

• density

• color change

How can you measure physical properties of matter? (Choose ALL that apply)

• Physical properties of matter cannot be measured using any tools, and examples of physical properties include flammability and radioactivity.

• Ruler

• Triple Beam Balance

• Your Nose

Answer explanation

Which statement best explains what matter is.

• Anything that has mass and takes up space (or has volume)

• Only solid

• Anything that you can see

• Any fluid

What will happen with a large amount of particles in a small space?

• It will have low density

• It will float

• It will have high density

• It will blow away

What role does the molecular structure of matter play?

• Determining its physical properties

• Determining its chemical properties

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Describe what pure substances are.

• substances that are constant in their structure, composition, and properties

• substances that are NOT constant in their structure, composition, and properties

• easy to separate using physical means

• can be broken down into other substances easily

Examples of pure substances. (Choose 3)

• Salt

• Diamonds

• Nitrogen

• Steel

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What is filtration?

• A method that uses a mechanical filter, like a sieve, to separate components of a mixture.

• When the water is evaporated, and the other substance is left behind.

• A method that will separate mixtures with components that move through a

  medium at different rates.

Why do oil and water form a heterogeneous mixture?

• Their volumes

• Their colors

• Their densities

• They are liquids