Property

Chapter 2.1
WHAT IS MATTER?
What will we learn?
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Matter
Properties
Physical property (not in book)
Chemical property (not in book)
What is matter?
Matter is anything that has mass and
takes up space.
What is a property?
Property is a characteristics that helps
identify an object.
Properties of Matter
1. How it looks (shiny, dull, color etc)
2. How it feels (smooth, rough, hard, soft etc)
3. How it smells (sweet, sharp, terrible, no smell
etc)
4. How it sounds (loud, quiet, soft, echo etc)
5. What it does (bounce, stretch, tear, break,
magnetism etc)
Properties of Matter
density
shape
taste
mass
Properties of Matter
smell
weight
feel
color
Example: how do you describe
sugar?
-sugar is a solid
-it is made of small pieces
What else?
Sugar Description
-it is white
-has no smell
-has sweeet taste
-feels rough
-mass: it depends on how much sugar is
there
Describe peach
Color:
yellowish-red
Shape:
almost round
Size: similar
to a baseball
Mass:
about 40g
Taste: sweet
Volume:
about 20mL
Feel:
fuzzy, soft
Smell:
pleasant,
sweet
Properties of Matter
Physical Properties
Chemical Properties
Physical Properties of Matter
Property such as color, size and
texture that can be observed about
matter while it is not reacting with
anything else.
Chemical Properties of Matter
Property that describes how a
substance reacts with
another substance.
Self-check page 29
1. For each of the following statements,
tell whether it is a good description.
Explain your answer.
a. It was a large, colorful box.
b. The rock has a mass of 25 kg.
c. The solid that formed was dark,
shiny, and lumpy.
Self-check page 29 (con’t.)
2. Choose an object. Write a detailed
description of the object. Read your
description to the class. Can classmates
identify the object from your
description?