States/Physical Change of Matter

A physical change can result in an entirely different substance.

• true
• false

Changes in size and shape are examples of _______ changes in matter.

• physical
• chemical

All of the following processes cause physical changes in matter EXCEPT _____

• melting
• freezing
• burning
• boiling

When matter changes state, it does not become a different kind of substance.

• true
• false

In which state(s) of matter does water naturally occur on earth?

• gas
• liquid
• liquid and solid
• liquid, solid, and gas

The only state of matter that has a fixed shape is ____.

• gas
• liquid
• solid
• plasma

The state in which matter takes on the shape but not the volume of its container is ___.

• gas
• liquid
• solid
• plasma

Some physical changes involve a chemical reaction.

• true
• false

Physical changes can be brought about by ___

• cutting
• bending
• dissolving
• all of the above

The only state of matter that is uncommon on Earth is ___.

• gas
• liquid
• solid
• plasma