Grade 1 Physics Quiz: Physical Properties

What is a physical property?

• The size of an object

• The color of an object

• Characteristics of matter that can be observed or measured without changing the composition of the substance.

• The taste of a substance

What does strength mean?

• Ability to change color

• Ability to withstand force or pressure

• Ability to float in water

• Ability to fly in the air

What does ductility mean?

• Ability to conduct electricity

• Ability to change color under pressure

• Ability to repel water

• Ability to deform under tensile stress without breaking

What does malleability mean?

• Ability to conduct electricity

• Ability to be hammered or rolled into thin sheets without breaking

• Ability to dissolve in water

• Ability to change color when exposed to light

What does flexibility mean?

• Ability to bend or stretch easily without breaking

• Inability to move

• Having a strong and sturdy structure

• Being rigid and inflexible

What does hardness mean?

• Resistance to scratching, abrasion, or indentation

• Ability to change color in sunlight

• Ability to float on water

• Ability to conduct electricity

What is the melting point?

• The temperature at which a liquid substance changes to a gas state.

• The temperature at which a liquid substance changes to a solid state.

• The temperature at which a gas substance changes to a liquid state.

• The temperature at which a solid substance changes to a liquid state.

What is the boiling point?

• The temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid

• The temperature at which a liquid turns into a gas

• The temperature at which a solid turns into a gas

• The temperature at which a gas turns into a liquid

What is density?

• Density

• Weight

• Volume

• Length

What is electrical conductivity?

• Ability of a material to conduct heat

• Ability of a material to conduct sound

• Ability of a material to conduct electric current

• Ability of a material to conduct light