Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter

Anything that takes up space, and is composed of atoms. It must have mass and volume.

• Matter

• Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which is not an example of matter?

• Solids

• Liquids

• Light

• Gases

Mass: how much matter is in an object

• Physical property

• Chemical property

Volume: how much space an object takes up

• Physical property

• Chemical property

Density: how light or heavy an object is for its size

• Physical property

• Chemical property

A property that describes a physical characteristic of a substance NOT how it reacts with other substances

• Physical property

• Chemical property

Color: the way an object reflects or emits light

• Physical property

• Chemical property

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Texture: how an object feels

• Physical property

• Chemical property

Boiling point: the temperature at which water changes from liquid to gas

• Physical property

• Chemical property

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Freezing point: the temperature at which water changes from a liquid to a solid.

• Physical property

• Chemical property

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4