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Students practice identifying physical properties by circling descriptive words like "sweet," "metal," and "round" for items ranging from grapes to bricks.

Science worksheet titled Physical Properties of Matter featuring images of objects like grapes and a lock for students to describe.

Science worksheet titled Physical Properties of Matter featuring images of objects like grapes and a lock for students to describe.

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To solve the problem, we need to analyze each item listed and determine which properties do NOT describe it. We will mark an "X" over the incorrect properties for each item.

Step-by-Step Solution:



#### 1. Paper Clip
- Properties: metal, heavy, small, thin
- Analysis:
- metal: Correct (paper clips are typically made of metal).
- heavy: Incorrect (paper clips are lightweight).
- small: Correct (paper clips are small in size).
- thin: Correct (paper clips are thin).

Mark "X" over "heavy".

#### 2. Apple
- Properties: red, wooden, sweet, juicy
- Analysis:
- red: Correct (apples can be red).
- wooden: Incorrect (apples are not wooden; they are fruit).
- sweet: Correct (apples are sweet).
- juicy: Correct (apples are juicy).

Mark "X" over "wooden".

#### 3. Dry Beans
- Properties: small, hard, blue, round
- Analysis:
- small: Correct (dry beans are small).
- hard: Correct (dry beans are hard).
- blue: Incorrect (dry beans are not blue; they are typically brown or other colors).
- round: Correct (dry beans are round).

Mark "X" over "blue".

#### 4. Cotton Ball
- Properties: white, soft, wooden, heavy
- Analysis:
- white: Correct (cotton balls are white).
- soft: Correct (cotton balls are soft).
- wooden: Incorrect (cotton balls are not wooden; they are made of cotton).
- heavy: Incorrect (cotton balls are very light).

Mark "X" over "wooden" and "heavy".

#### 5. Lock
- Properties: dry, hard, metal, sweet
- Analysis:
- dry: Correct (locks are solid objects and not wet).
- hard: Correct (locks are hard).
- metal: Correct (locks are typically made of metal).
- sweet: Incorrect (locks are not edible and do not taste sweet).

Mark "X" over "sweet".

#### 6. Ice
- Properties: dry, hard, cold, odorless
- Analysis:
- dry: Incorrect (ice is a form of water and is not dry).
- hard: Correct (ice is hard).
- cold: Correct (ice is cold).
- odorless: Correct (ice has no smell).

Mark "X" over "dry".

#### 7. Rubber
- Properties: soft, hard, round, smooths
- Analysis:
- soft: Correct (rubber is soft).
- hard: Incorrect (rubber is not hard; it is flexible).
- round: Incorrect (rubber can come in various shapes, but "round" is not a defining property).
- smooths: Incorrect (rubber does not "smooths"; this is not a valid property).

Mark "X" over "hard", "round", and "smooths".

#### 8. Tennis Ball
- Properties: bounces, floats, round, heavy
- Analysis:
- bounces: Correct (tennis balls bounce).
- floats: Correct (tennis balls float in water).
- round: Correct (tennis balls are round).
- heavy: Incorrect (tennis balls are not heavy; they are lightweight).

Mark "X" over "heavy".

#### 9. Feather
- Properties: hard, light, soft, floats
- Analysis:
- hard: Incorrect (feathers are not hard; they are soft).
- light: Correct (feathers are very light).
- soft: Correct (feathers are soft).
- floats: Correct (feathers float in air).

Mark "X" over "hard".

Final Answer:


Mark an "X" over the following properties:
1. heavy
2. wooden
3. blue
4. wooden, heavy
5. sweet
6. dry
7. hard, round, smooths
8. heavy
9. hard

$$
\boxed{
\text{X over: heavy, wooden, blue, wooden, heavy, sweet, dry, hard, round, smooths, heavy, hard}
}
$$
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of matter and its properties worksheet.
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