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