List D: States of Matter

Matter that has its own shape and takes up space.

• solid
• liquid
• gas

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

Matter that always fills the shape in a container, such as air.

• solid
• liquid
• gas

What happens when my glass of water is sitting in the sun and disappears into a gas?

• evaporation
• burning
• melting
• freezing

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Molecules are closest together in a 

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas
• plasma

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Define a liquid

• no shape, no volume
• Definite shape, definite volume
• Found in stars
• Definite volume, no shape

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

As temperature increases, what happens to particles?

• They speed up

• They slow down

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

As temperature decreases, what happens to particles?

• They speed up

• They slow down

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is happening in this picture of ice melting?

• Molecules are speeding up

• Molecules are slowing down

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What is happening in this picture of water boiling?

• Molecules are speeding up

• Molecules are slowing down

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What is happening in this picture of this lake freezing?

• Molecules are speeding up

• Molecules are slowing down

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4