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