Copy of Whodunnit - Chemical and Physical Properties

Chemical & Physical Properties

INTERACTIVE

Six contestants on a reality TV show were stunned to find their lowest scoring colleague was “injured.” You must figure out the crime before the end of the day. The question is Whodunnit? And how… The Player, Last Known Whereabouts and Method that are left unaccounted for -- is the solution. (#1) This is a mission to find facts. In this document, you will find 10 Clues that you must crack. (#2) Each correct answer will rule out either a Player and a Last Known Whereabouts OR a Method. When you get this clue, you need to mark it off on the “Microsoft form” . (#3) After you collect all 10 clues. There will only be one possibility remaining. This reveals the crime. Write the answers exactly as they appear in the first 3 questions in the correct order.

Instructions

What is a physical property?

Miss Zoo was playing dodgeball in the gym.

The victim was not attacked by a cougar.

Mrs. Bio was eating in the library.

The injury was not caused by chemical poisoning.

A type of chemistry experiment

A substance's ability to change

A measurement of matter

A characteristic of matter related to appearance

CLUE #1

Professor Astro was cooking in the kitchen.

The injury was not caused by chemical poisoning.

Mr. Chem was cleaning the projector in the movie theater.

The victim’s toe was not stubbed.

Ability to rust

Flammability

Shape

pH level

CLUE #2

Which of the following is a physical property of matter?

The injury was not an assault by chemical poisoning.

Dr. Earth was waiting in the pool.

Coach Physics was texting a friend in the atrium.

The victim was not attacked by a cougar.

taste

feel

react

look

Chemical properties of matter are based on how substances _____.

CLUE #3

Mr. Chem was doing dishes in the kitchen.

Dr. Earth was making photocopies in the library.

The victim did not have a venomous bite.

The victim did not stub a toe.

Odor

Ability to rust

Texture

Volume

CLUE #4

Which of the following is a chemical property of matter?

The victim did not have a toe injury.

Professor Astro was typing in the library.

The victim was not attacked by a cougar.

Miss Zoo was folding towels by the pool.

Solubility

Density

Conductivity

Malleability

Which property describes a substance's ability to move energy?

CLUE #5

Miss Zoo was jumping in the gym.

The injury was not a stubbed toe.

The injury was not an assault by chemical poisoning.

Professor Astro was doing laps in the pool.

Buoyancy

Combustion

Conductivity

Solubility

CLUE #6

Which property describes how an object floats on top of water?

Which chemical property is shown in the image?

Miss Zoo was drinking water in the atrium.

There was no venomous bite involved.

The victim was not attacked by a cougar.

Mrs. Bio was wading in the pool.

Conductivity

Corrosion

Buoyancy

Flammability

CLUE #7

Which of the following does NOT describe a physical property of the log shown in the image?

CLUE #8

The victim’s toe was not stubbed.

The injury was not from electrocution.

Mr. Chem was sitting in the library.

Dr. Earth was running in the atrium.

The log is flammable.

The log is brown.

The log is less dense than water.

The log is more buoyant than the water.

The victim was not electrocuted.

Professor Astro was strolling by the pool.

The injury was not caused by a fallen object.

Mrs. Bio was making a burrito in the kitchen.

states of matter

not physical or chemical properties

all physical properties

all chemical properties

Melting point, boiling point, and freezing point are _____.

CLUE #9

The victim was not electrocuted.

Professor Astro was eating in the kitchen.

The victim was not crushed by a fallen object.

Mrs. Bio was enjoying the pool.

Neither physical nor chemical properties can be observed without changing the identity of a substance.

Only physical properties can always be observed without changing the identity of a substance.

Both physical and chemical properties can be observed without changing the identity of a substance.

Only chemical properties can always be observed without changing the identity of a substance.

CLUE #10

Which properties of matter can always be observed without changing the identity of a substance?