Matter

Matter is anything that

• has mass and takes up space

• has mass only

• takes up space only

• has neither mass nor takes up space

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

What is the name of the phase change when a liquid becomes a solid?

• condensation

• boiling

• melting

• freezing

What phase of matter has a definite shape and definite volume?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

What is the definition of "mass"?

• a measure of how much space an object takes up

• a measure of how much matter is present in an object

• a measure of how quickly a substance will melt

• a measure of how quickly particles move

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which of the following does NOT describe a physical change?

• when the size of an object is changed

• when the state of matter of a substance is changed

• when one kind of matter becomes a different kind of matter

• when the shape of an object is changed

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Rank the states of matter from slowest to fastest particle speed.

• solid, liquid, gas

• liquid, solid, gas

• gas, liquid, solid

• solid, gas, liquid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which phase change is called "condensation"?

• liquid to gas

• solid to liquid

• liquid to solid

• gas to liquid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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

• liquid

• solid

• gas

• all of the above

Which state(s) of matter is compressible?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• liquid and gas

Which state(s) of matter flow(s)?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• liquid and gas