PROPERTIES
CHARACTERISTICS THAT YOU CAN OBSERVE DIRECTLY.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
WHAT IS THE RATIO OF MASS TO VOLUME?
DENSITY
THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SHAPE UNDER THE APPLICATION OF FORCE.
STRENGTH
THE ABILITY TO BEND WITHOUT BREAKING.
DUCTILITY
THE AMOUNT OF FORCE EXERTED PER UNIT OF AREA.
PRESSURE
PROPERTIES THAT CAN ONLY BE OBSERVED WHEN ONE SUBSTANCE CHANGES INTO A DIFFERENT SUBSTANCE.
CHEMICAL
1 mL = 1 cm3
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
A MEASURE OF HOW MUCH STRESS FROM PULLING OR TENSION, A MATERIAL CAN WITHSTAND BEFORE BREAKING.
TENSILE STRENGTH
THE ABILITY OF A SOLID TO BE POUNDED INTO THIN SHEETS.
MALLEABILITY
WHAT IS THE METRIC UNIT OF PRESSURE?
PASCAL
ANY CHANGE IN THE SIZE, SHAPE OR PHASE OF MATTER IN WHICH THE IDENTITY OF A SUBSTANCE DOES NOT CHANGE.
PHYSICAL CHANGE
TYPE OF SOLID WHERE THE PARTICLES ARE ARRANGED IN AN ORDERLY, REPEATING PATTERN.
CRYSTALLINE
A MEASURE OF SOLID'S RESISTANCE TO SCRATCHING.
HARDNESS
ANY MATTER THAT FLOWS WHEN FORCE IS APPLIED.
FLUID
A RELATIONSHIP THAT DESCRIBES ENERGY CONSERVATION IN A FLUID.
BERNOULLI'S PRINCIPLE
ANY CHANGE THAT TRANSFORMS ONE SUBSTANCE INTO A DIFFERENT SUBSTANCE.
CHEMICAL CHANGE
TYPE OF SOLID WHERE THE PARTICLES ARE ARRANGED IN A RANDOM WAY.
AMORPHOUS
THE ABILITY TO BE STRETCHED OR COMPRESSED AND THEN RETURN TO ORIGINAL SIZE.
ELASTICITY
GASES ARE ALSO FLUIDS.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
A MEASURE OF A FLUID'S RESISTANCE TO FLOW.
VISCOSITY
COLOR, TEXTURE, DENSITY
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROPERTY
PHYSICAL PROPERTY
MOST SOLIDS ON EARTH ARE AMORPHOUS.
TRUE OF FALSE
FALSE
CRYSTALLINE
THE TENDENCY TO CRACK OR BREAK.
BRITTLENESS
THE DENSITY OF SOLIDS USUALLY INCREASE SLIGHTLY AS TEMPERATURE INCREASES.
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
DECREASES
THE MEASURE OF THE UPWARD FORCE THAT A FLUID EXERTS ON AN OBJECT THAT IS SUBMERGED.
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