8.1 Describing Matter

Which of the following is an example of a chemical property?

• Flammability

• Density

• Mass

• Volume

Which of the following is not true about a pool of water and a piece of ice

• They have different chemical properties

• They have the same composition

• They have different states of matter

• They have different physical properties.

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The ability of iron to rust is a(n) ________ property.

• Chemical

• Physical

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_______ is the study of matter and the changes in matter.

• Chemistry

• Physics

• Biology

• Astrology

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The metal tungsten is used in incandescent light bulbs because of its property of conducting electricity.

• True

• False

Another term for the ability to burn is ______.

• Flammability

• Chemistry

• Density

• Volume

The physical property that makes metal pots good for cooking is ______.

• heat conductivity

• flexibility

• electrical conductivity

• flammability

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Which of the following is true about matter?

• It has mass and takes up space

• It is a solid that takes up space

• It has mass and is usually a liquid

• It is always a substance

A substance can be classified by its _____ properties, which are properties that can be observed without changing it into another substance.

• Physical

• Chemical

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Characteristics used to describe matter are called _________.

• Both physical and chemical properties

• Physical properties

• Chemical Properties

• Neither physical and chemical properties