Physical Properties of Matter

characteristic of matter that can be observed or measured

• mass

• chemical property

• reflectivity

• physical property

a measure of how much space an object takes up

• magnetism

• mass

• volume

• matter

ability for energy, such as electricity and heat, to move through a material

• conductivity

• reflectivity

• flexibility

• magnetism

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a measure of the amount of matter in an object

• volume

• matter

• magnetism

• mass

A physical property is something that can be observed, measured, or described when looking at a piece of matter.​

_​ (a)  

• False

• true

Which of the following choices are PHYSICAL properties? ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

• color

• density

• solubility

• reactivity

• radioactivity

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Students investigate the physical properties of some substances. They draw a table to show how the substances can be grouped. The students need to complete the table with column headings. Which column headings should they use for their table?

b

a

c

Soluble in water

Less dense than water

Good insulators of thermal energy

Good conductors of electrical energy

Same physical state

Is attracted to a magnet

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the ability of a material to attract to something

• magnetism

• volume

• matter

• mass

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anything that has mass and takes up space

(a)  

the ability of matter to dissolve in a liquid

• reflectivity

• solubility

• magnetism

• conductivity