Physical & Chemical Properties of Matter 2026!

Physical vs. Chemical Properties 1. Sort the following properties of matter into either physical properties or chemical properties Physical Property Color Magnetism Odor Mass Density Melting temperature Luster (Shininess) Freezing Temperature Chemical Property Ability to Rust Flammability PH (Acidity) Combustibility (ability to explode) 2. Which of the following are descriptions of PHYSICAL properties? Check ALL that apply. The property is measurable using a tool such as a ruler or a scale The property is observable using your senses The property is testable and does NOT change the substance when it's tested The property is testable but a new substance is created when the property is tested 3. Stephen and John are arguing about the property of Magnetism. Stephen explains that because Magnetism has to be tested, it is definitely a chemical property. John argues back that some physical properties can still be tested.Read the statements below CAREFULLY and choose the correct answer AND reasoning. Magnetism is a chemical property because a substance needs to be tested for it Magnetism is a physical property because it is a property you can test without changing the substance Magnetism is a chemical property because when you test a substance for the property it changes the substance forever Magnetism is a physical property because you can't see it 4. When an apple is sliced open, the white fruit inside the apple quickly starts to turn brown in a process known as Oxidization (ox-id-ize-ation). During this process, substances within the apple react with air forming new substances that are brown. Two students are arguing about this process in class. Which of the statements below is correct? Make sure to read ALL the statements before answering. The apple has changed color so oxidization must be a physical property The browning of the apple is a new substance so oxidization must be a chemical property The apple is still an apple, so oxidization must be a physical property The apple is changing temperature which would make oxidization a chemical property.