Properties of Matter

Matter is

• anything that has weight and volume.

• anything that has mass and takes up space.

• anything that has density and volume.

Which of these is an example of matter?

• light energy

• electricity

• air

• love

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A physical property is something that can be observed or measured without changing the ______  of the substance.

• size and shape

• chemical makeup

• mass and volume

• color

Which of these is NOT a physical property?

 

• color

• odor

• texture

• flammable

Density can be thought of as how ____ the particles of a substance are.

• large

• heavy

• solid

• tightly packed

Matter that is less dense than water will

• float.

• sink.

Matter that is more dense than water will

• sink.

• float.

The material the bobber is made of  _______________  water.

• is less dense than

• is more dense than

• has the same density as

The material the fishing weight is made of _______________ water.

• is more dense than

• is less dense than

• has the same density as

Solids are typically more dense than liquids.  But the ice cube floats.  That means ice must be ____ dense than the liquid water.

• less

• more

• equally