States of Matter

At higher temperatures

• particles in an object have less energy
• particles in an object move faster
• a gas contracts

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A gas

• has slow moving particles

• has medium moving particles

• has fast-moving particles

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which state of matter has a definite shape?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Particles of a liquid

• are tightly packed together and stay in a fixed position.

• are free to move around one another but still touch.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A solid

• has slow moving particles

• has medium moving particles

• has fast-moving particles

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which state of matter has a definite shape?

• solid
• liquid
• gas

Which state of matter has tightly packed molecules?

• solid
• liquid
• gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The state of matter that has no definite size or shape is

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Define a liquid.

• Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
• Definite shape, definite volume
• Found in stars
• Definite volume, indefinite shape

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.

• gas
• solid
• liquid