States of Matter/Changing Matter Practice Quiz

Dissolving is an example of___________

• a chemical change

• a physical change

• creating matter

• destroying matter

When are new substances formed?

• physical change

• change in mass

• chemical change

• never

Which of the following terms identifies the change from a liquid to solid?

• Melting

• Condensation

• Vaporization

• Freezing

Which of the following terms identifies the change from a liquid to gas?

• Vaporization

• Condensation

• Deposition

• Sublimation

When the temperature of matter increases the particles...

• speed up and move closer

• speed up and move farther apart

• slow down and move closer together

• slow down and move farther apart

What is the state of matter that has an indefinite shape and an indefinite volume?

• Gas

• Liquid

• Solid

What is the state of matter that has an indefinite shape and a definite volume?

• Gas

• Liquid

• Solid

What is the state of matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume?

• Gas

• Liquid

• Solid

Cutting an orange is a physical change.

• True

• False

What causes a change in the state of matter?

• a chemical reaction

• the Law of Conservation of Matter

• gaining or losing energy