Physical Properties
States of Matter
Vocabulary
100
Which of the following is a physical property?

a. age

b. color

c. matter

d. speed

color

100

What will happen to an ice cube if you put it outside?

a. it will not change

b. it will change to a gas

c. it will change to a solid

d. it will change to a liquid

d. 

100

___________ is a measure of how warm something is. 

Temperature

200

Books have physical properties. Name two physical properties of a textbook. 

hard and rectangular

200

At what temperature does water boil? in celcius

100 degrees celcius
200

An objects _______________ is the amount of space it takes up.

volume

300

Emma puts water into a graduated cylinder. Then she puts a rock in the graduated cylinder. Which of the properties is Emma measuring?

a. mass

b. temperature

c. texture

d. volume

d. volume

300

A _____________ is matter that takes up a definite amount of space, but does not have a definite shape. 

liquid

300

___________ is the amount of matter something has.

mass

400

All objects have mass. Which statement is true?

a. mass measures how big an object is

b. mass is usually measured in mililiters

c. the shape of an object is what gives it mass

d. as matter is added to an object, its mass increases

d. 

400

Compare what happens to water during melting and freezing. 

During melting the water gains more heat and during freezing it loses heat. 

400

When liquid water becomes gas, we call this process _________________

evaporation

500

Sally places objects in a balance. What is Sally most likely doing?

a. she is comparing the lengths of two objects

b. she is comparing the masses of two objects

c. she is comparing the hardness of two objects

d. she is comparing the volumes of two objects

b.

500

How is a solid different from a gas?

a. a solid spreads out to fill its container. A gas has a definite shape

b. A solid takes the shape of its container. A gas spreads out to fill its container.

c. A solid has a definite volume. A gas does not have a definite volume

d. A solid does not have a definite volume. A gas has a definite volume. 

c. 

500

A _________ is matter that does not take up a definite amount of space and doesn't have a definite shape. 

gas

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