Which procedure could a student use to examine an intensive property of a rectangular block of wood?
A)Find the mass.
B)Record the length.
C)Measure the volume.
D)Determine the density.

Question

Which procedure could a student use to examine an intensive property of a rectangular block of wood?
  A)Find the mass.
  B)Record the length.
  C)Measure the volume.
  D)Determine the density.

joannablackwelder · Answer

An intensive property doesn't change when you take away some of the sample. Examples are temperature, color, hardness, melting point, boiling point, pressure, molecular weight, and density.

joannablackwelder · Answer

Source: http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/matter/faq/extensive-intensive.shtml

joannablackwelder · Answer

Intensive properties depend on the type of material, not the amount.

anonymous · Answer

I is d i'm not sure.

joannablackwelder · Answer

Correct! Mass, length, and volume would all change if you cut off a piece, but density would not. :)