Properties of Matter

A Property of a substance that can be observed without changing the chemical identify of the substance.

• Physical Property

• Chemical Property

A property that describes how it reacts to other substances and changes its chemical identity as a result.

• Chemical Property

• Physical Property

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The property of a substance that determines whether or not it is a liquid, solid or gas

• State of Matter

• Taste

• Touch

• Odor

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The Property of a substance that describes how it affects the taste receptors otherwise known as taste buds

• Taste

• Touch

• Sight

• Smell

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

The property of a substance the describes how it affects the olfactory (smell) receptors.

• Odor

• Color

• Luster

• Touch

The property of a substance the describes how it affects the light sensing receptors in your eyes when that substance reflects different wavelengths of light.

• Color

• Luster

• Sight

• Hardness

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The property of a substance that describes how shiny or lustrous it is.

• Luster

• Clarity

• Sight

• Color

The property of a substance that describes how much light can pass through it.

• Clarity

• Texture

• Color

• Luster

The property of a substance that describes how the surface of a substance feels

• Texture

• Luster

• State of Matter

• Touch

The property of a substance that describes how difficult it is to scratch its surface.

• Hardness

• Luster

• Touch

• Texture