Matter is Everywhere Test Review

Front

What is a characteristic of gas in terms of shape and volume?

Back

Gas does not have a definite shape or volume.

Front

What scientific tool is used to examine particles of matter?

Back

Microscope

Front

If a solution is heated for 40 minutes, when does it prove the solution contains matter?

Back

The solution proves it contains matter after 40 minutes.

Front

What does it mean when a substance spreads out evenly in a liquid?

Back

It means the substance dissolves.

Front

What indicates that a syringe is full of air?

Back

The plunger cannot be pushed in.

Front

What is matter?

Back

Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.

Front

What are the three states of matter?

Back

Solid, liquid, and gas.

Front

How does the arrangement of particles differ in solids, liquids, and gases?

Back

In solids, particles are tightly packed; in liquids, they are close but can move; in gases, they are far apart and move freely.

Front

What happens to the volume of a gas when it is compressed?

Back

The volume of a gas decreases when it is compressed.

Front

What is the process of a solid turning into a liquid called?

Back

Melting.