Matching Pairs Physical Properties VocabOnline version Match the physical properties vocaulary word with the correct definition or reason by Scott Pearson 1 Why is a sieve/mesh screen used to separate mixtures? 2 What doesn’t involve the formation of a new kind of matter? 3 Why is evaporation or boiling used to separate mixtures? 4 Why is filtration used to separate mixtures? 5 Why will most rocks sink in water? 6 Why will a cork float in water? 7 Why is a magnet used to separate mixtures? 8 Why will sugar seem to disappear in water? 9 What is one way that helps us to conserve resources? 10 What is a mixture of metals? 11 What is the amount of matter in a given volume? 12 A physical property; for example, round, square, or flat describes what? Density Allows the dissolved particles to stay behind and the liquid part to leave the solution Allows the smaller parts of the mixture to pass through and separating the larger parts It takes away bits of iron in the mixture It is less dense than water Recycling Shape Physical change They are more dense than water Alloy It will dissolve and become part of a solution Allows the tiniest parts of the mixture to pass through the pores and leaving the larger parts