The Properties of Matter Flashcards
Matter has two types of properties. What are they?
Physical and Chemical
What is a property?
Properties are qualities, traits or characteristics that belong to an individual or thing.
In Science what are you observing?
In science, we are observing properties and changes in matter.
MATTER:
Remember…matter is anything that
has mass and takes up space (Everything!)
Properties are qualities, traits or characteristics that belong to an individual or thing.
What is a physical property?
Physical Properties are a characteristic of a substance that can be described or measures.
Touch, feel, smell, hear, see, measure
What is a chemical property?
Chemical Properties are how a substance reacts with something else and creates a new substance
What are the two types of Physical properties?
Qualitative and Quantitative
Qualitative is….
Words and descriptions
Qualitative is….
Used measurements of numbers to describe something