Properties of Matter

The amount of matter in an object is a measure of the object's ________________.

• volume
• density
• mass
• solubility

Which of the following units provides the best measure for the amount of space that matter occupies?

• mL
• grams
• cm³
• Both mL and cm³

What is the volume of the rock? The water level is displaced from 20 mL to 23 mL with the rock.

• 3 mL
• 23 mL
• 20 mL
• 43 mL

Which of the following is not a characteristic property of matter?

• Density
• Mass
• Phase/State
• Solubility

An object has a density of 3 g/cm³. When submerged in water, the object will ___________.

• float
• sink
• float halfway in the water
• float then sink

When a gas turns into a liquid, it is called ___________________.

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Melting
• Freezing

____ is the ability to be pressed, hammered or rolled into various shapes and sizes without breaking.

• Elasticity

• Strength

• Hardness

• Malleability

_____is the tendency of matter to be easily broken to pieces.

• Hardness

• Malleability

• Brittleness

• Elasticity

____is the resistance of the liquid to flow.

• Strength

• Elasticity

• Viscosity

• Brittleness

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• physical change

• physical property

• chemical change

• chemical property