States of Matter

What happens when my glass of water is sitting in the sun and disappears into a gas?

• evaporation
• burning
• melting
• freezing

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which form of matter does not take the shape of its container?

• liquid
• gas
• solid
• air

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

How is a gas defined?

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

What term describes a liquid changing to a solid?

• Deposition
• Sublimation
• Evaporation
• Freezing

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

______________________ takes place when a liquid changes to a solid.

• freezing
• melting
• boiling
• sublimation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Molecules are closest together in a 

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

• It remains the same.
• It changes greatly.
• It changes minimally.
• Unable to tell.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which state of matter has the lowest compressibility?

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas
• Plasma

Water can be a solid, liquid, and a gas.

• True
• False
  liquid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4