Properties of Matter
Fill in the blank:
____ is a characteristic of matter that can be observed or measured.
A physical property
Name the 3 states of matter...
Solid, Liquid, Gas
A ________ is where substances combine evenly and are not easily separated.
Solution
Which surface has more friction: carpet or tile
Carpet
True or False: Oil and Water is a solution
False!
What physical property could be measured with a thermometer?
Temperature
What state of matter has a definite shape and a definite volume?
Solid
Which is a solution: sugar and water or sand and water?
sugar and water
Magnetism is a _________ force.
noncontact
Which state of matter takes the shape of it's container without expanding to fill the space.
Liquid
How do we measure mass?
Balance
What state of matter is rain?
Liquid
Sugar mixed in water will ______ which makes it appear to no longer be in the water.
dissolve
What is being measured in this experiment: Rolling a toy car across different surfaces and measuring the distance it travels.
Friction
Which of the following are magnetic? (copper penny, iron nail, steel beam, foil)
Iron nail and steel beam
An object is ____ dense than water if it floats.
Less
What change of state happens when a puddle disappears on the sidewalk outside?
Evaporation
Matter is _______ when the amount of each substance being combined is equal to the total amount of the mixture.
conserved
What is a contact force that pushes against objects in motion?
Friction
The mass of an object is 232 grams. What is the mass rounded to the nearest hundred?
200 grams
Name the physical properties being described: An object is more dense than water and weighs 130 grams.
relative density and mass
What change of state occurs when a gas cools to a liquid?
Condensation
Jenna makes a trail mix with 70 grams of fruit, 110 grams of nuts, and 20 grams of chocolate. What is the mass of her trail mix?
200 grams
The same poles of magnets will ____ when put towards each other. (Example: N to N)
repel
I have a jar of water that I pour sand and oil into. The sand sinks and the oil floats. The sand is ____ dense than the oil.
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