Identify the properties of matter

How are you able to determine the physical properties of a substance?

• By using the senses to smell, taste, hear, feel, or see it

• By comparing it to the substances that surround it

• By determining its placement on the periodic table of elements

• By observing how it reacts with other substances

• By observing its shape and reflectivity

Anita places three cubes on a table. One cube is lead, the second is ice, and the third is

balsa wood. The sides of each cube are exactly 3.5 centimeters long.

Which do all three cubes have in common?

• the same mass

• the same weight

• the same volume

• the same temperature

The maximum amount of a substance that can be dissolved by another substance is called

the _____.

• conductivity

• solubility

• solvent

• colloid

A ..............................property is a characteristic that can be observed and measured.

The ability of matter to dissolve in a liquid is called ____.

• solubility

• reflectivity

• conductivity

• magnetism

Which property measures the amount of space an object takes up?

• reflectivity

• mass

• solubility

• volume

what is conductivity ?