Science Chapter 2 - States of Matter

A _____ can change shape and volume.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

A______ has a different shape but same volume in any container.

• liquid

• solid

• gas

• plasma

___________ is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles of a substance.

• freezing

• melting

• temperature

• viscosity

A substance changes from a gas to a liquid during the process of ________.

• density

• condensation

• melting

• vaporization

A liquid becomes a gas during _______

• melting

• freezing

• vaporization

• thermal energy

_________ is mass divided by volume.

• pressure

• matter

• surface tension

• density

________ is a force divided by area.

• pressure

• density

• solid

• viscosity

_________explains what happens when force is applied to a confined fluid.

• Archimedes' principle

• Pascal's principle

• density

• force

Which is a crystalline solid?

• glass

• rubber

• sugar

• plastic

Which description best decides a solid?

• It has a definite shape and volume.

• It has a definite shape but not a definite volume.

• It adjusts to the shape of the container.

• It can flow.