Which term describes a property that can be measured and has a numerical value, such as temperature and mass?

• A. Qualitative property
• B. Quantitative property
• C. Chemical property
• D. Physical change

Answer: (B)

A property that can be measured and has a numerical value is quantitative. This means you can describe it with numbers, like temperature of 23°C or mass of 0.5 kg. Qualitative properties are described with words rather than numbers (color, texture). Chemical properties describe how a substance behaves in chemical reactions, not simply how much of something is measured. A physical change is a change in a substance’s form or state, not a property you measure with a number. So the best term for a property that can be measured and quantified is quantitative.