States of Matter

At higher temperatures

• particles in an object have less energy
• particles in an object move faster
• a gas contracts

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Property of A gas

• has a definite shape but no definite volume

• has a definite volume but no definite shape

• has fast-moving particles

Boiling describes

• liquid to gas

• gas to solid

• gas to liquid

• solid to liquid

Freezing describes

• Solid to gas

• Liquid to solid

• Gas to solid

• Liquid to gas

Which state of matter has tightly packed molecules?

• solid
• liquid
• gas

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-1

Which state of matter has a definite shape?

• solid
• liquid
• gas

What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?

• freezing
• melting
• burning
• evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Properties of a liquid.

• Indefinite shape, indefinite volume

• Definite shape, definite volume

• Found in stars

• Definite volume, indefinite shape

The state of matter that has no definite size or shape is

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.

• gas
• solid
• liquid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4