6th Physical Science Unit 1.3 States of Matter Quiz

Match the following processes with their corresponding phase changes.

• In the process of ____________ a solid will become a gas.

• melting

• In the process of ____________ a liquid will become a solid.

• sublimation

• In the process of ____________ a liquid will become a gas.

• solidification

• In the process of ____________ a solid will become a liquid.

• boiling/evaporation

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Match the following processes with their outcomes.

• A liquid turns into gas.

• deposition

• A liquid turns into solid.

• condensation

• A gas turns into solid.

• boiling

• A gas turns into liquid.

• solidification/freezing

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Drag the model to the correct state of matter.

Groups:

(a) Solid

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(b) Liquid

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(c) Gas

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A ​ (a)   is a state of matter with a fixed volume and a fixed​ (b)   . A ​ (c)   takes the shape of the container and will ​expand to fill the container. A ​ (d)   has a fixed volume and will take the shape of the container.

• solid
• shape
• gas
• liquid
• air
• ice
• water

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The state of matter being represented in the model is (a)   . Notice how the particles expand to ​ (b)   the container

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas
• fill
• empty

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If the pressure or temperature changes, (a)   .

• the particles will change speed.
• the particles will change color.
• the amount of particles will change
• the type of atoms will change.

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Based on what we have learned, the true difference between the states of matter (i.e. what makes a solid a solid, a gas a gas, and a liquid a liquid) is the (a)   .

• the size of the particles
• the color of the particles
• the amount of the particles
• the speed of a particles

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​ (a)   is the energy of motion. When a substance gets hotter, the kinetic energy​ (b)   , and so does the temperature. This is because the particles move​ (c)   . If heat is removed from a substance, the particles will​ (d)   , and the temperature will drop because there is ​ (e)   kinetic energy

• Kinetic energy
• Potential Energy
• increases
• decreases
• faster
• more slowly
• slow down
• speed up
• less
• more

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Imagine you're a detective like Arjun or Isla, and you're observing the mysterious transformation of dry ice. Can you make an accurate claim about what process we're witnessing as the dry ice changes from one state of matter to another? (1pt) Be sure to use a complete sentence (1pt).

Sentence Stem: The dry ice is going through the process of _____.

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Gather your evidence like a detective, and support your claim with flair! (1pt). Consider the state of matter the substance begins as, and what it transforms into. Share your evidence in a complete and captivating sentence (1pt). Imagine you're explaining it to Henry, Avery, or Liam!

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