Types of Physical Properties

When you add sugar to hot chocolate, it disappears in the drink.

Identify which physical property of sugar makes it disappear in the hot beverage.

• Density

• Solubility

• Melting Point

• Brittleness

Gold can be pressed, rolled and shaped into coins.

Identify the physical property of gold that is being described.

• Heat Conductivity

• Melting Point

• Malleability

• Electrical Conductivity

When toasting marshmallows, the metal skewer you hold them with heats up and can burn your hand, even though that end of the metal isn't in the flames.

Identify the physical property that causes the metal to burn you.

• Melting Point

• Electrical Conductivity

• Hardness

• Heat Conductivity

In an electrical circuit, a piece of wire can be replaced with a piece of pure aluminium and the circuit will still work.

Identify the property of aluminium that allows this.

• Malleability

• Electrical Conductivity

• Melting Point

• Brittleness

Identify the physical property being described in the following statement:

Copper is easily drawn out to make wires.

• Solubility

• Malleability

• Ductility

• Melting Point

Identify the physical property being described in the following statement:

You try to scratch a diamond, but it doesn't leave any marks or dents.

• Hardness

• Malleability

• Melting Point

• Brittleness

Identify the physical property being described in the following statement:

You are able crush large pieces of table salt (NaCl) into smaller pieces in a salt grinder

• Hardness

• Brittleness

• Malleability

• Heat Conductivity