Alicia holds a tool over a pile of objects without touching the objects. Her tool picks up some of the objects in the pile but not all of them. Choose the words to finish the sentence.
Alicia is testing the __________ of the objects in the pile and discovers that the paper clip and nail are __________.
Question 5
5.
Question 6
6.
Question 7
7.
__________ is a property of material that refers to how well it dissolves in another material, such as water.
Question 8
8.
When you __________ something, you use your senses to gather information about it.
Question 9
9.
When you __________ something, you tell about its properties.
Question 10
10.
When you __________ a property, you compare it to a standard unit, or value, for that property.
Gian investigates a property of matter using a balance. Which best explains what Gian is doing?
He is observing a property because he is comparing the property to a standard unit of measure.
He is measuring a property because he is comparing the property to a standard unit of measure.
He is observing a property because he is only using his senses to gather information.
He is measuring a property because he is only using his senses to gather information.
Gian investigates a property of matter using a balance. Which conclusion is supported by Gian’s investigation?
The matter weighs more than 20 grams.
The matter weighs 20 grams.
The matter weighs less than 20 grams.
Gian investigates a property of matter using a balance. Which other two properties can Gian identify without using any additional materials?
color
solubility
magnetism
texture
Theo has four different substances. He places the same amount of each substance in a cup of hot water and in a cup of cold water. He stirs each cup of water for one minute and records his data in the table shown.
Which conclusion is supported by Theo’s data?
Some substances dissolve faster in warmer water.
Substance X is more soluble than substance Z.
Most substances do not dissolve in cold water.
Substance Y is more soluble than the other three substances.
The pictures show four tools that can be used to measure properties of matter. Select the tool used to measure the number of milliliters in a sample of matter.