Chemical and Physical Properties

Ice melting is an example of a

• physical change

• chemical change

• physical property

• chemical property

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Which is an example of a physical property?

• ability to react with acid
•  color
• flammability
• ability to react with oxygen

Physical properties are

• properties that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance
• properties that describe how a substance changes into a completely different substance
• properties that we can only observe with our eyes
• properties that we need special tools to observe

Reactivity (bubbling, fizzing) is a --- property.

• Chemical

• Physical

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Ductility, the ability to be stretched into thin wires, is a --- property.

• Chemical

• Physical

The ability to shine is known as----

• Luster

• Brightness

• Flammability

• Combustion

Photosynthesis is the process in which plants make sugar(glucose) and oxygen. It is a ---- property.

• Chemical

• Physical

Solubility, the ability to dissolve, is a --- property.

• Chemical

• Physical

Jack leaves solid butter near a warm surface. When Jack returns, the butter has turned into a liquid. Jack's friend Elijah insists this is a chemical change. Is Elijah right?

• no, because no new matter was formed

• yes, because the matter changed states

• no, because the butter didn’t have enough time to go through a chemical change

• yes, because melted butter is a new type of matter

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What is state of matter

• Whether a substance is solid liquid or gas

• Whether a substance can melt or freeze

• A measure of how hard a substance is

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