PhysSci3: Physical Properties of Matter Reading Questions
  • 1. Characteristics of matter that can be observed and measured are known as
A) physical properties
B) special changes
C) special properties
D) chemical changes
  • 2. Which of the following is NOT an example of a physical property?
A) color
B) magnetic
C) migration
D) odor
  • 3. The way something smells is known as -
A) melting point
B) texture
C) color
D) odor
  • 4. The boiling point of water is -
A) 100 degrees Celsius
B) 212 degrees Celsius
C) 0 degrees Celsius
D) 10 degrees Celsius
  • 5. The melting point of water is -
A) 10 degrees Celsius
B) 212 degrees Celsius
C) 100 degrees Celsius
D) 0 degrees Celsius
  • 6. Which of the following is true?
A) The boiling point of water is a constant 100 degrees Celsius.
B) The boiling point of water is greater in the summer than the winter.
C) The melting point of water is 100 degrees Celsius.
D) The boiling point of all liquids is 100 degrees Celsius.
  • 7. When a substance reaches its melting point, it changes from a -
A) liquid to a solid
B) gas to a liquid
C) solid to a liquid
D) liquid to a gas
  • 8. Mark watched his mother cooking dinner. She placed a pot of water on the stove and began to heat it up. After a few minutes, steam began to rise from the pot. About what temperature is the water in the pot?
A) 500 degrees Celsius
B) 50 degrees Celsius
C) 0 degrees Celsius
D) 100 degrees Celsius
  • 9. The term "physical properties" in paragraph 1 means -
A) a characteristic of matter that can be observed or measured and can be changed without changing the matter itself
B) a characteristic of matter that cannot be observed, measured, or changed
C) how a substance smells
D) a substance that does not allow electricity to pass through it easily
  • 10. What does the word "texture" mean in paragraph 2?
A) how a substance smells
B) how a substance tastes
C) how a substance feels or looks
D) how a substance lives
  • 11. What does the word "odor" mean in paragraph 2?
A) how a substance feels or looks
B) how a substance smells
C) a substance that does not allow electricity to pass through it easily
D) a substance that allows electricity to pass through it easily
  • 12. What does the word "conductor" mean in paragraph 2?
A) how a substance feels or looks
B) a substance that allows electricity to pass through it easily
C) how a substance smells
D) a substance that does not allow electricity to pass through it easily
  • 13. What does the word "insulator" mean in paragraph 2?
A) the temperature at which a solid changes into a liquid
B) a substance that allows electricity to pass through it easily
C) a substance that does not allow electricity to pass through it easily
D) the description of a substance attracted to a magnetic force
  • 14. What does the word "magnetic" mean in paragraph 2?
A) a substance that does not allow electricity to pass through it easily
B) the description of a substance attracted to a magnetic force
C) the temperature at which a solid changes into a liquid
D) a substance that allows electricity to pass through it easily
  • 15. The term "boiling point" in paragraph 2 refers to -
A) the description of a substance attracted to a magnetic force
B) the temperature at which a liquid changes into a gas
C) the temperature at which a solid changes into a liquid
D) a substance that does not allow electricity to pass through it easily
  • 16. The term "melting point" in paragraph 2 refers to -
A) the temperature at which a liquid changes into a gas
B) a substance that does not allow electricity to pass through it easily
C) the description of a substance attracted to a magnetic force
D) the temperature at which a solid changes into a liquid
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