Physical Science: States of Matter

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

• liquid
• gas
• solid
• air

When water becomes very hot and turns into steam, this is an example of?

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Accumulation
• Rain

In a solid, the particles

• vibrate in place
• slide past one another
• overcome the strong attraction

The drops of water that appear on the outside of a glass of cold juice on a warm day are an example of?

• sublimation
• condensation
• evaporation

A gas

• has a definite shape but no definite volume
• has a definite volume but no definite shape
• has fast-moving particles

The reverse of condensation is

• sublimation
• evaporation
• boiling

Which of the following occurs when a liquid becomes a gas?

• the particles slow down

• the particles break away from one another

• the particles move closer together

At higher temperatures

• particles in an object have less energy
• particles in an object move faster
• a gas contracts

A solid is defined as having a

• definite volume, definite shape

• variable volume, variable shape

• has weight

• variable volume, definite shape

A liquid is defined as having

• definite volume, variable shape

• definite volume, definite shape

• fast moving particles at a low temperature

• a high degree of moisture