1. Properties of matter refer to the
characteristics that make matter distinct
from one another.
To understand this, let us compare the
two sets of materials given below after
performing the indicated activity and
answering the guide questions.
2. 1. Which is harder between the rock and the chalk? Why?
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2. Which absorbs more water between the sponge and
paper? Why? ______________________________________
3. With the wide variety of matter that we have
around us, we can do activities which can help us
understand their properties or characteristics.
Comparisons done under the same condition is
one way also to study properties of matter, just
like what we had with the chalk in comparison
with the rock in dropping them within the same
level and soaking the sponge and paper in a
basin with water for 10 seconds.
4. Below are examples of matter and we can
differentiate their properties using the two major
classifications of matter namely the physical and
chemical properties.
5. The eight (8) physical properties of matter
are:
1. Hardness
A material has this property when it does
not bend easily while resisting pressure and
force. Materials having this property such
metals, wood, and rocks are commonly used
to construct buildings and bridges.
6. 2. Brittleness
A material has this property when it
gets broken, cracked or damaged
because of high pressure. Some
examples of objects under this
property are glass and porcelains.
7. 3. Flexibility
A material has this property when it
is capable of bending or being bent.
Materials having this property such
plastic strings, thin metal wires,
ropes are used to bind or tie things.
