Properties of Phase

A ____________ has a definite or fixed shape and volume which is independent of its container.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

The particles in a ____________ expand to fill their container completely taking on both the shape and volume of the container.

• gas

• solid

• liquid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A ____________ has a fixed or definite volume (i.e., the amount of 3-D space that it occupies is constant); however, this phase or state of matter also has an indefinite shape which means that it will always conform to the shape of its container and without a container it does not have a consistent shape.

• liquid

• solid

• gas

The particles in a ____________ remain relatively close together, but unlike a solid, the particles in this phase of matter are able to slide past one another.

• liquid

• gas

• solid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The particles in a ____________ are closely packed, consequently the only type of movement permitted by particles in this state of matter is vibrational motion.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A ____________ and a ____________ are both fluids because they both exhibit the property of flow (i.e., to move along or out-ward steadily and continuously). As a result of the property of flow both of these fluids, do not have a definite shape, they always assume the shape of their container.

• A liquid and a gas

• A solid and a gas

• A liquid and a solid

The particles all three states of matter exhibit vibrational motion, but only the particles of a ____________ and a ____________ can exhibit rotational motion and translation motion (i.e., linear point-to-point motion). It is translational motion which gives rise to the property of flow.

• liquid; gas

• solid; liquid

• solid; gas

• plasma; solid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The particles of a ____________ are described as being in constant, random, chaotic motion. This is owing to the large spaces in between the particles which allows the particles to occupy numerous different positions relative to each other and thereby increases the randomness or disorder in the material.

• gas

• solid

• liquid

• plasma

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Rank the three states of matter in order of increasing randomness and degrees of freedom of movement.

• Solid < Liquid < Gas

• Gas < Liquid < Solid

• Liquid < Solid < Gas

• Solid < Gas < Liquid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A ____________ and a ____________ are called "condensed phases" because they are essentially incompressible due to the fact that there is very little space between the particles. On the other hand, a ____________ is a very compressible state of matter due to the fact that this state of matter is mostly empty space with large distances in between the particles.

• solid, liquid, gas

• gas, liquid, solid

• liquid, gas, solid

• solid, gas, liquid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4