Properties of Matter

A quality that is related to the light an object absorbs or reflects. With this property, you can distinguish a red apple from an orange just by looking at a portion of their peel.

• Shape

• Absorbency

• Color

An object's physical form, such as round, oblong or irregular.

• Texture

• Shape

• Compressibility

The quality that oftentimes distinguishes newly cooked food from rotten food; another word for this is "odor."

• Smell

• Taste

• Color

The ability of a solid to scratch the surface of another object or to resist being scratched by another object.

• Texture

• Smoothness

• Hardness

The tendency of a solid to be broken easily.

• Compressibility

• Brittleness

• Malleability

The property of matter that makes you enjoy what you eat.

• Shape

• Taste

• Smell

The ability of liquids and gases to flow.

• Fluidity

• Brittleness

• Malleability

The ability of a material to float on a liquid.

• Bouyancy

• Absorbency

• Ductility

A measure of the coldness or warmth of an object. This property is related to heat.

• Elasticity

• Temperature

• Compressibility

The ability of a material to permit another material to flow through it. A porous material has some holes or spaces between its particles.

• Porosity

• Absorbency

• Compressibility

Answer explanation

Garden soil is known to be porous allowing water to pass through it.