General Properties of Matter

How can you test the hardness of a material?

• find the mass

• do a scratch test

• make a mixture

• evaporate a solution

Which of the following is a physical change?

• frying eggs

• toasting bread

• burning wood

• cutting paper

Which statement is TRUE?

• Metals such as copper tend to be poor electrical conductors.

• Metals such as copper tend to be poor thermal conductors.

• Metals such as copper tend to be good thermal conductors and good electrical conductors.

• Metals such as copper tend to be good thermal insulators.

What is solubility?

• Solubility is the hardness of a material.

• Solubility is the ability of a material to conduct thermal energy.

• Solubility is the ability of a material to insulate electrical energy.

• Solubility is the ability of a material to dissolve into another material.

Which property allows you to see your image in a mirror?

• reflectivity

• magnetism

• conductivity

• hardness

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Jerry snaps a glow stick, and the liquids mix. What is TRUE about the reaction?

• Matter completely disappears during the chemical reaction.

• The total mass of matter decreased.

• The total mass of matter increased.

• The total mass of matter stayed the same.

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Which of the diagrams represents matter that takes the shape of its container but might not fill the container?

• Diagram A

• Diagram B

• Diagram A and C

• Diagram B and C

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The melting of an ice cube is an example of what?

• a change of state from a liquid to a solid

• slowing down of the movement of particles

• lowering in temperature

• physical change

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Hannah is heating water to make pasta. As she watches, the level of water in the pot gets lower and lower. What happened to the water?

• Some of the water condensed.

• Some of the water froze.

• Boiling caused the water to become a gas.

• Heating caused the water to leak from the pan.

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Delia makes a list of the observable characteristics of a mineral. What is another name for "observable characteristics"?

• mass

• matter

• properties

• changes of state