Properties of Substances Quiz

Which method would NOT help you to identify sugar and salt ?

• Look at their crystal shape

• Listen to them

• Smell them

• Taste them

What property can be observed by looking at the shape, color, or shininess of an object?

• Electrical conductivity

• Thermal conductivity

• Solubility

• Reflectivity

Which property describes how easily a material is scratched or dented?

• Reflectivity

• Hardness

• Color

• Brittleness

What property describes how much light bounces off a material?

• Solubility

• Electrical conductivity

• Reflectivity

• Thermal conductivity

Which substance has a high solubility in water?

• Iron pyrite

• Salt

• Flour

• chalk

Which substance allows electric current to pass through it?

• paper

• Copper

• Iron pyrite

• Gold

What property describes how well a substance allows heat to pass through it?

• Reflectivity

• Electrical conductivity

• Thermal conductivity

• Solubility

Which substance is very brittle and does NOT have the ability to be shaped?

• Copper

• Iron pyrite

• clay

• Gold

What property is tested by scratching a material with different materials to see if it gets scratched or not?

• Color

• Hardness

• Reflectivity

• Brittleness

What property is considered easy to see ?

• Color

• hardness

• solubility

• thermal conductivity