Physical properties are used to identify, describe and classify matter. They are characteristics of a substance that can be observed without changing the substance, and include intensive properties that do not depend on amount of matter and extensive properties that do depend on amount of matter present.

1. Physical PropertiesPhysical Properties
 Physical properties are used to identify,Physical properties are used to identify,
describe and classify matter.describe and classify matter.
 Characteristic of a substance that can beCharacteristic of a substance that can be
observed (using your senses)observed (using your senses) withoutwithout
changingchanging the substance into somethingthe substance into something
else.else.

2. Physical PropertiesPhysical Properties
 Intensive:Intensive: properties that do notproperties that do not
depend on the amount of matterdepend on the amount of matter
 Extensive:Extensive: properties that depend onproperties that depend on
the amount of matter presentthe amount of matter present