Characteristics of Matter WHAT AM I! Review

I have a

definite, fixed volume. What could I be?

• solid or liquid

• liquid only

• gas only

• solid only

• liquid or gas

I have an indefinite volume therefore I assume the volume of the container. What can I be?

• solid only

• liquid only

• gas only

• liquid or gas

Examples include lightning, neon signs, fire, aurora borealis (northern lights), the sun, stars, tail of a comet, fluorescent lights. What can I be?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

I have particles that vibrate & slowly slide past each other to move around. What can I be?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

I have particles that are tightly packed in a rigid pattern & slowly vibrate in place. What can I be?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

I have particles that vibrate & move around freely at high speeds. What can I be?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

I have particles that are randomly arranged & have

no regular pattern. What can I be?

• solid only

• liquid only

• gas only

• liquid or gas

• solid, liquid or gas (all)

I contain highly charged atomic particles that move about freely with lots of free space and extremely high amounts of energy. What can I be?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

I have particles that are well separated with lots of free space between. What can I be?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

I am not easily compressed (does not respond easily to pressure). What can I be?

• solid only

• liquid only

• gas only

• solid or liquid

• liquid or gas