Properties of Matter
Measuring Matter
States of Matter
Material Properties
Miscellaneous
100

Properties of matter can be divided into these two groups?

Physical properties and Chemical properties

100

This is the measure of the amount of matter in an object.

Mass

100

What are three common states of matter?

Solid, liquid, and gas

100

This is the measure of how much one substance can dissolve in another substance.

Solubility

100

The ability of a material to conduct electricity is this property.

Conductivity

200

The ability of a material to change its chemical makeup.

Chemical property

200

This is the amount of space that matter takes up.

Volume

200

What is the gravitational force on an object?.

weight

200

These materials, such as rubber and plastic, that have low conductivity are called this.

Insulators

200

What tool did we use to measure volume of a liquid or small solid?

Graduated cylinder

300

These are properties that can be detected by the senses.

Physical properties

300
What does a centimeter ruler measure?

Length, width, or height of an object

300

What is the ability of an object or material to be attracted to a magnet?

Magnetism

300

An object with a density lower than that of water will float. This ability to float is called this.

Buoyancy

300

What tool did we use to measure mass?

Balance or scale

400

What is anything that has a mass and takes up space?

Matter

400

The volume of a liquid is measured in these units.

(L) liters or (mL) milliliters

400

How are you able to determine the physical properties of a substance?

By using the senses of smell, taste, hear, feel or see it

400

The amount of water displaced by submerging an object in water can be used to find this.

Volume

400

When we measured solids using the graduated cylinder, what was this method called?

Water displacement method

500

What material that allows for the flow of energy, such as electricity of heat?

Conductor
500

The mass of an object is measured in these units.

(kg) kilograms  or (g) grams

500
  1. Anita places three cubes on a table.  One cube is lead, the second cube is ice, and the third cube is balsa wood.  The sides of each cube are exactly 3.5 centimeters long..  What do the three cubes have in common?

They have the same volume.

500

What is the freezing point and boiling point of pure water measured at sea level?

0 degrees Celsius and 100 degrees Celsius

500

Describe at least three physical properties of glass. 

Glass is transparent, reflective, and hard enough to withstand heavy winds.