What is tending to break rather than to flex or bend?

What is to sort or put into groups based on similar and dissimilar physical, chemical, or biological characteristics

What is a physical property that describes the ability of a substance to transfer heat or electrical energy?

What is a substance that allows the flow of electrical charge or transfers thermal energy through matter?

What is the amount of matter in a given space or volume?

What is a material that does not conduct heat or electric current?

What is a physical property that describes the way the surface of a substance shines or reflects light, ranging between metallic (shiny) and nonmetallic (dull)?

What is a force that attracts or repels objects toward or away from each other; caused by electrons in a substance?

What is a physical property that describes the ability of a material to be permanently reshaped without breaking or cracking?

What is anything that has volume and mass?

What is the temperature at which a substance changes states from a solid to a liquid?

What are elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals; sometimes referred to as semiconductors?

What are elements that are typically solid, shiny, malleable, and good conductors of heat and electricity; includes most elements

What are elements that are typically not shiny, not malleable, and poor conductors of heat and electricity; usually gases or brittle solids?

What is a characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing the substance?

What is a substance whose electric conductivity falls between that of a conductor and an insulator; the foundation of modern electronics?

What is a measurement of the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance?

What is a pure substance composed of the same type of atom throughout?

What is a table in which all the known elements are arranged by properties and are represented by chemical symbols?

What are physical and chemical characteristics of matter used to describe or identify a substance?

What is a physical property of matter?

How are physical properties used to classify matter?

• Do the physical properties of matter change when the matter size changes?

What properties distinguish solids, liquids, gases, and plasma from each other?

How does the particle structure of a solid affect its shape, volume, and compressibility?

What are the differences between physical and chemical changes?

• How are the physical and chemical properties of atoms represented on the periodic table of elements?

• How are elements arranged in the periodic table of elements?

• How can the periodic table of elements be used to compare the atomic mass of different elements?

• What do the columns on the periodic table of elements represent?

• What do the rows on the periodic table of elements represent?

A table shows data for four sample materials. One of them is cork, which is a kind of wood that floats on water (water’s density = 1.00 g/cm³). Based on this information, which sample is most likely cork?

A 1,000-mL sample of ethanol boils at 78.4°C. If a 100-mL sample of the same substance is tested, what would be the most reasonable prediction for its boiling point?

Boiling water was poured into containers made from four different materials. Using the data in the table, which material did the best job at keeping heat from escaping?

Four different objects were placed in a tank of water, and their behavior was recorded in a table. Based on what happened, what conclusion can be made about the densities of the balls?

Diego and Mariah tested a large aluminum block (10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm) and recorded their results. Later, they found a much smaller aluminum block (1 cm × 1 cm × 1 cm). Which property should remain the same in the smaller block?

Lillian is investigating density and has measured the mass and volume of four objects. Using her data, which object is the most dense?

Water boils at 100°C and acetone boils at 50.5°C. At which temperature could you heat a mixture of both to begin separating the two liquids based on their boiling points?

Wyatt is testing which container keeps boiled water warm the longest. He measures the temperature in each container after 15 minutes. According to his data, which container did the best job at preventing heat loss?

A student is trying to figure out if an unknown powder is baking soda. They have data on three similar powders. Which test would best help confirm whether the unknown powder is baking soda?

Physical properties describe matter without changing what it's made of. A piece of rubber tubing has certain physical properties listed. What can reasonably be expected about a rubber sphere made from the same material?

Looking at the section of the periodic table provided, which element is most likely to react in a similar way to bromine?

During a class discussion, students examine part of the Periodic Table. Based on the portion shown, which student correctly identifies two elements that are most alike in their properties?

Based on the section of the Periodic Table provided, which element is most likely to share similar properties with sulfur?

When using the Periodic Table, how can you usually find another element with similar chemical behavior to a given element?

Using the simplified Periodic Table shown, which labeled pair of elements is most likely to have similar chemical properties?

If you're trying to find elements that behave similarly, which feature of the elements should you focus on the most?

Looking at their positions on the Periodic Table, which two elements are most likely to share similar chemical properties?

Mr. Gomez asks his class to pick two elements from the four shaded areas of the Periodic Table shown in the diagram. Each student makes a choice. Which student selected a pair of elements that are most alike in their properties?

A basic version of the Periodic Table is shown. In which labeled section are you most likely to find two elements with similar chemical behavior?

Refer to the section of the Periodic Table shown. Which labeled arrow is pointing to two elements that are most alike in their chemical properties?