1.1 Properties of Matter Savvas

This is a mystery box. There are four objects inside. You cannot see the objects. You can put your hand inside to feel them. Which properties of the objects can you compare this way?

• shape, smell, and weight

• hardness, texture, and age

• size, shape, and texture

• texture, magnetism, and color

Tags

NGSS.2-PS1-1

Use the pictures and use what you have learned about metals. Which of the following pairs of sentences correctly describe the properties of these objects?

• All metals are magnetic. All metals are the same color.

• Some metals are magnetic. Some metals are the same color.

• Some metals are the same color. All metals are magnetic.

• All metals are the same color. Some metals are magnetic.

Sunita is drinking 8 ounces of milk. Doreen is drinking 8 ounces of orange juice. Which statement best compares the physical properties of these two drinks?

• They have different colors.

• They have different shapes.

• They have different temperatures.

• They have different volumes.

Which material in the table is both silver in color and not magnetic?

• aluminum

• chalk

• nickel

• tin

The students’ teacher gives them a new object. She tells them the object is made up of one of the materials they have already observed. The students test the new object. They record their observations: The object is silver, weighs 20 grams, has a hardness of 1.5, and is not magnetic. Which is the best guess for the material of the object?

• aluminum

• chalk

• nickel

• tin

Which material in the table has a hardness of 2.5?

• aluminum

• chalk

• nickel

• tin

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which material in the table is pink in color?

• aluminum

• chalk

• nickel

• tin

Which material in the table has a mass of 30 grams?

• aluminum

• chalk

• nickel

• tin

Which material in the table is magnetic?

• aluminum

• chalk

• nickel

• tin

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

These are the coffee cups of four different teachers. Your teacher’s coffee cup is white. It is taller than some of the other cups. It does not have a handle. The cup has a rough surface. Which cup is your teacher’s coffee cup?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

NGSS.3-5-ETS1-1