States of Matter

Matter that has its own shape and takes up space.

• solid
• liquid
• gas

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

• solid
• liquid
• gas

Milk takes the shape of its container because it is a:

• solid
• liquid
• gas

How is a gas defined?

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

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

• evaporation
• burning
• melting
• freezing

Define a liquid

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

Molecules are closest together in a 

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas
• plasma

Bonus Question: Change of state from a solid directly to a gas is called

• deposition
• melting
• evaporation
• sublimation

What term describes a liquid changing to a solid?

• Deposition
• Sublimation
• Evaporation
• Freezing

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

• gas
• solid
• liquid