States of Matter

1. What are the three states of matter?

• solids, liquids, gases

• hard, soft, air

• texture, color, shape

• solid and liquid

2. Water is being heated in a pot. How do you predict the water will change?

• from a liquid to a solid

• from a solid to a gas

• from a liquid to a gas

• from a gas to a liquid

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3. The process in which a gas turns back into a liquid is called?

• evaporation

• condensation

• freezing

• melting

4. Which describes evaporation?

• liquid water changes to water vapor.

• ice changes to water vapor.

• ice changes to liquid water.

• water vapor changes to liquid water.

5. What is the main difference between a solid and a liquid?

• solids have a definite color.

• solids have a definite shape.

• solids have a definite volume.

• solids have a definite amount of matter.

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6. A substance is clear and has no definite shape or volume. Which of the following could it be?

• the water in a cup

• a piece of plastic wrap

• the air inside a filled balloon

• a piece of glass in a picture frame

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7. When a piece of butter melts on a piece of hot toast, it is an example of matter undergoing a change from a _____________.

• liquid to a gas

• liquid to a solid

• solid to a liquid

• gas to a liquid

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8. The process in which a liquid turns into a gas is called?

• condensation

• evaporation

• melting

• freezing

9. The process from which a liquid turns into a solid is called?

• evaporation

• condensation

• freezing

• melting

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10. One kind of change in the state of matter is called condensation. Which way does matter change when it condenses?

• from a gas to a liquid as it cools

• from a liquid to a gas as it warms

• from a solid to a liquid as it warms

• from a liquid to a solid as it cools