Characteristic Properties of Substances and Objects

An object's characteristic properties include its ______.

• mass and weight

• size and shape

• physical properties and chemical properties

• objective properties and subjective properties

Which of the following is a characteristic of property of matter?

• color

• mass

• age

• weight

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Which of the following is a chemical property of matter?

• electrical conductivity

• odor

• weight

• combustibility

Why is density a characteristic property of an object, but volume is not?

• Characteristic properties are not measurable.

• Characteristic properties do not depend on sample size.

• Characteristic properties are obtained by combining simple properties.

• Characteristic properties are affected by the force of gravity.

Which of the following involves a change in chemical properties?

• Boiling water to make steam

• Mixing baking soda and vinegar to make a bubbles of carbon dioxide

• Melting a bar of solid gold to make liquid gold

• Tearing a piece of paper to make smaller pieced of paper

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Which of the following involves a change in physical properties only?

• Baking a loaf of bread

• Burning a match

• Freezing water into ice cubes

• Mixing an acid and a base

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Acids have the ability to react with bases to become salts. This is a statement about the acids' ______.

• Chemical properties

• Physical properties

• Chemical and Physical properties

• Visual properties

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Which of the following is the most reliable way to determine whether two unknown samples come from the same substance?

• Compare their masses

• Determine their electrical charge

• Identify the location where they were discovered

• Compare their reactions when exposed to other, known substances.

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If you are given two unknown samples of gray metals, how can you use physical properties to determine if they are the same.

• You can compare their masses.

• You can compare their densities.

• You can compare their ability to react with acids.

• You can name the elements that they are made of.

Which of the following would NOT affect an object's characteristic properties?

• The object is exposed to great heat.

• The object is exposed to great pressure.

• The object is cut into tiny pieces.

• The object undergoes radioactive decay.