Physical Properties
What property describes how a surface feels?
Texture
What metric unit is commonly used to measure the mass of a small object?
Grams (g)
What tool measures temperature?
Thermometer
True or False: Breaking a whole cracker into pieces destroys some of its matter.
Bonus Points: Explain why
False
What are the two ends of a magnet called?
North pole and south pole
Which tool measures the mass of a rock?
A balance or a scale
What does volume measure?
The amount of space matter takes up
What is the solid state of water called?
Ice
A toy weighs 40 g and breaks into two pieces of 15 g and 25 g. What is their total mass?
40 g
What happens when two north poles face each other?
They repel
A nail is attracted to a magnet. What property does this show?
Magnetic attraction
Which tool can measure the volume of a liquid?
Graduated cylinder
Which state of water takes the shape of its container, but has a definite volume?
Liquid
A clay ball has a mass of 60 g. What is its mass after you flatten it without removing clay?
60 g
What happens when a north pole and south pole face each other?
They attract
Two blocks have the same color and shape, but one scratches more easily. Which property differs?
Hardness
A liquid rises from 20 mL to 35 mL when a stone is submerged. What is the stone's volume?
15 mL
Two water samples are 12*C and 29*C. How many degrees warmer is the second?
17*C
A 90 g object is split into parts of 35 g, 20 g, and one unknown mass. Find the missing mass.
35 g
Which is most likely magnetic: a plastic spoon, iron nail, wooden block, or rubber band?
iron nail
A student sorts objects by color only. Name TWO other physical properties that could be used.
Any two: size, shape, texturem hardness, mass, volume, magnetism, odor
A full container has 75 mL of water. You pour out 28 mL. How much remains?
47 mL
Name the three states of water and give one common use or example of each.
Solid: ice for cooling
Liquid: drinking/washing
Gas: water vapor in steam or air
A student cuts paper into pieces, then loses some scraps. Why might the measured mass be lower than before?
Some matter was lost; the mass of all original pieces together would equal the original mass.
A magnet attracts a paper clip but not an aluminum can. Explain why.
The paper clip contains magnetic material such as iron or steel; aluminum is not strongly attracted to ordinary magnets.