States of Matter Review

At higher temperatures

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

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A gas

• has a definite shape but no definite volume
• has a definite volume but no definite shape
• has fast-moving particles

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Freezing

• Solid to gas
• Liquid to solid
• Gas to solid
• Liquid to gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which state of matter has tightly packed molecules?

• solid
• liquid
• gas

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NGSS.2-PS1-1

Which state of matter has a definite shape?

• solid
• liquid
• gas

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NGSS.2-PS1-1

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

• freezing
• melting
• burning
• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Define a liquid.

• Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
• Definite shape, definite volume
• Found in stars
• Definite volume, indefinite shape

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NGSS.2-PS1-1

NGSS.2-PS1-2

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

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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

• gas
• solid
• liquid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Particles of a liquid

• are tightly packed together and stay in a fixed position.
• have no viscosity.
• decrease in volume with increasing temperature.
• are free to move around one another but still touch.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4