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

A gas

• has a definite shape but no definite volume

• has a definite volume but no definite shape

• has fast-moving particles

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Freezing

• Solid to gas

• Liquid to solid

• Gas to solid

• Liquid to gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Boiling

• liquid to gas

• gas to solid

• gas to liquid

• solid to liquid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which state of matter has tightly packed molecules?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-1

Define a liquid.

• Indefinite shape, indefinite volume

• Definite shape, definite volume

• Found in stars

• Definite volume, indefinite shape

Tags

NGSS.2-PS1-1

NGSS.2-PS1-2

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

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.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What term describes a solid changing to a gas?

• Deposition

• Sublimation

• Evaporation

• Freezing

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4