Changing States of Matter

How many states of matter are common on Earth?

• one

• four

• three

• two

Most matter in the universe exists in the:

• Plasma state

• Liquid state

• Gaseous state

• Solid state

All matter is made up of particles called:

• Atoms and molecules

• Electrics, protectics, and neutrectics

• Solids, liquids, gases

• Electromagnetic particles

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The temperature of an object is related to the:

• speed of the particles' motion

• temperature of the atmosphere

• number of atoms and molecules it has

• type of matter it is

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Solids have:

• no definite shape; no definite volume

• a definite shape but not a definite volume

• a definite shape and a definite volume

• a definite volume, but no definite shape

Liquids have:

• No definite shape; no definite volume

• a definite volume, but no definite shape

• a definite shape but not a definite volume

• a definite shape and a definite volume

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Gases have:

• a definite shape and a definite volume

• a definite shape but not a definite volume

• a definite volume, but no definite shape

• no definite shape; no definite volume

Changing the state of matter is usually a result of:

• changing the temperature or surrounding pressure of a substance

• you can't change states of matter

• mixing two different states of matter together

• changing the atoms of the matter

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Changing matter from a solid to a liquid is called:

• condensation

• evaporation

• freezing

• melting

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What is required to change a solid to a liquid?

• freezing

• nothing

• energy

• condensation

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