Unit 4 Changes in States of Matter/Properties of Matter

A thermometer shows that it is 12 degrees Celsius outside. What will happen to an ice cube if you put it outside?

• solid to gas

• liquid to solid

• solid to liquid

• it will stay the same.

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There is a pot of water on the stove. The water temperature is 80 degrees Celsius. What could you do to make the water boil?

• take the pot to the sink

• raise the temperature of the stove

• lower the temperature of the stove

• put the pot in the freezer

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Snow, hail, and sleet are kinds of water that fall from clouds (precipitation). How are they all alike?

• They are all liquids

• They are all gases

• They change from solid to gas.

• They are all solids.

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There are 3 containers of water. Each container is a different temperature. Container 1 is 20 degrees Celsius. Container 2 is 0 degrees Celsius. Container 3 is 100 degrees Celsius. Which container can you use reasoning to support a claim that the water is boiling?

• Container 1

• Container 2

• Container 3

• None of the containers are boiling.

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Explain evaporation.

• liquid to solid

• solid to gas

• gas to liquid

• liquid to gas

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At what temperature does water freeze?

• 0

• 20

• 5

• 100

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Which of these statements describes one way that solids are different from liquids?

• Only solids have mass.

• Solids have a definite shape.

• Liquids do not take up space like solids.

• Liquids and solids are the same.

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Name the process that is taking place when wax drips from a burning candle.

• condensation

• evaporation

• boiling

• melting

• freezing

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What is the difference in temperature between Monday and Wednesday?

Monday - 45 degrees Celsius

Tuesday - 33 degrees Celsius

Wednesday - 26 degrees Celsius

Thursday - 28 degrees Celsius

Friday - 32 degrees Celsius

• 5

• 19

• 18

• 8

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What is the process in which a gas is cooled and becomes a liquid?

• Evaporation

• condensation

• Hydration

• Precipitation

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