Exploring Matter's Properties

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Objective

I can describe the different properties of matter.

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Warm-up video

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    A physical property of matter is a characteristic that can be observed without changing the identity of the matter.

  2. 2

    Freezing point is the temperature at which matter changes from a liquid to a solid, while boiling point is the temperature at which matter changes from a liquid to a gas.

  3. 3

    A chemical property is a characteristic that can only be observed when matter changes into a new kind of matter, such as flammability or reactivity.

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Practice

3 questions

1

Which of the following is an example of a physical property?

2

Explain the difference between a physical property and a chemical property, providing an example of each.

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Exit ticket

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Name three physical properties of matter and describe each one.

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