Unit 2 States of Matter Quiz

At higher temperatures

• particles in an object have less energy

• particles in an object move faster

• particles in an object do not move

• particles in an object grow

Particles in a ______________________ move quickly and are far apart.

• gas

• solid

• liquid

• plasma

The slower the particles in a substance move,

• The colder it is.

• The warmer it is.

• The more energy it has.

• The more space it takes up.

What happens to particles when their temperature increases?

• The particles move slower

• The particles move faster

• The particles lose mass

• The particles gain mass

What happens when the speed of particles decreases?

• Their temperature decreases

• Their temperature increases

• Their mass decreases

• Their mass increases

When ice sits out on a counter and melts, it is because the ice has...

• gained mass

• gained energy

• lost mass

• lost energy

In a _______ the particles are packed tightly together.

• liquid

• gas

• matter

• solid

When matter is in this state, the particles are spread out with a lot of space in between?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Particles are able to slip and slide over one another when matter is in which state?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Molecules are closest together in a 

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas
• plasma