Unit 1: States of Matter

Matter is

• Anything that has volume

• Anything that has mass

• Anything that has mass and volume

What are the states of matter?

• solid, liquid, and juice
• solid and liquid
• solid and gas
• solid, liquid, and gas

How is a gas defined?

• 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

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Which of the following statements is NOT true of all different types of matter?

• They are made of atoms and molecules
• The particles are always in motion
• The particles always move at the same speed
• They are made of particles that are too small to see

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The steam coming off the pot of boiling water is an example of....

• a solid becoming a liquid
• a liquid becoming a solid
• a liquid becoming a gas
• a gas becoming a liquid

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At higher temperatures

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

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Which state of matter does this picture show?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

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As temperature increases, what happens to particles?

• They speed up

• They slow down

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What is happening in this picture of this lake freezing?

• Molecules are speeding up

• Molecules are slowing down

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