Properties of Multiplication
Factors can be multiplied in any order
12x1
12
Answer in a multiplication equation
This force pulls objects down towards the center of the Earth
Gravity
Energy that lets us see
Light Energy
Any number multiplied by zero is zero
Zero Property
12x0
0
Numbers being multiplied in a multiplication equation
Factors
Process of drops forming on the outside of a glass or water
Condensation
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Any number multiplied by 1 is that same number
Identity Property
6x6
36
Answer in a division equation
Quotient
Physical characteristics of matter
Properties of matter
Light bending
Refraction
grouping of three or more factors does not change the product
3x2x1=1x2x3
Associative Property
12x10
120
Any shape with four sides and four angles
Quadrilateral
Anything that has mass and takes up space
Matter
Energy that is felt as hot or cold
Thermal Energy
Multiplication facts can be broken into the sum of two different multiplication facts
5x6=(5x1)+(5x5)
Distributive property
12x12
144
Area
Light bouncing off of something
Reflection
Name two properties of matter
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