States of Matter

A gas

• has a definite shape but no definite volume

• has a definite volume but no definite shape

• has fast-moving particles

Freezing describes matter going from a ____ to a ____

• Solid to gas

• Liquid to solid

• Gas to solid

• Liquid to gas

Boiling (or vaporization) describes matter going from a ____ to a ____.

• liquid to gas

• gas to solid

• gas to liquid

• solid to liquid

Which state of matter has tightly packed molecules?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Which state of matter has a definite volume, but no shape?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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

• freezing
• melting
• burning
• evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Define a liquid.

• no definite shape, no definite volume

• Definite shape, definite volume

• Found in stars

• Definite volume, no definite shape

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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