Properties of Matter Vocabulary

materials that allow electricity or heat to travel through it. All METALS and Water are good conductors.

• insulator

• conductor

• series circuit

• power source

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

All matter can be classified by their physical properties. Which substance can be classified as being soluble in water?

• Sand

• Paper

• Iron Filings

• Salt

Students perform an experiment and record their observations. The results are shown in the chart below.

What are the students most likely observing?

• Sinking and floating of objects

• Objects that are not magnetic

• Solids, liquids and gases

• Objects with the greatest density

Why do the directions suggest stirring the peanut butter?

• Oil from the peanuts separate from the mixture because it is less dense.

• Oil from the peanuts separate from the mixture because it is more dense.

• Salt from the peanuts cause the mixture to separate.

• Water from the peanuts cause the mixture to separate.

The diagram below shows what happens when four different cubes are placed in a container of water.

Which cube has the least buoyancy in water?

• Cube A

• Cube B

• Cube C

• Cube D

The diagram below shows two identical containers and their ingredients.

Which diagram shows what will happen if the two containers are combined?

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Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Students sort materials into two groups. Group 1 contains a metal fork, a safety pin, and metal nail clippers. Group 2 contains a penny, a compact disc, and a soda can.

Which physical property of matter did the class use to sort the materials?

• Sinking and floating

• Magnetic and not magnetic

• Conductors and insulators

• Solids and liquids

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

Which object would be the least dense in a tub of water?

• Golf ball

• Glass marble

• Rubber ball

• Beach ball

The mass of the beaker and the liquid is 325 grams. If the mass of the beaker is 110 grams, what is the mass of the liquid inside the beaker? Which answer choice best explains how to find the mass of only the liquid?

• Add the mass of the beaker and the liquid with the mass of the beaker

• Subtract the mass of the beaker from the mass of the beaker and the liquid combined.

• Subtract the mass of the beaker from the volume of the liquid

• Add the mass of the beaker to the volume of the liquid.

Choose the correct vocabulary word: Used to observe and describe matter

• Relative density

• Magnetism

• Physical property

• Dissolving