Matter Review

The surface of water can act like a sort of skin due to a property of liquids called _________?

• viscosity

• surface tension

• condensation

• evaporation

Which states of matter undergoes changes in volume most easily?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• frozen

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The change from liquid to solid, or the reverse of melting is called _______?

• condensation

• boiling

• sublimation

• freezing

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

An uncovered pot of soup is simmering on a stove, and there are water droplets on the wall above the back of the stove. What sequence can you infer has occurred?

• melting, then boiling

• freezing, then thawing

• vaporization, then condensation

• condensation, then vaporization

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

In cold climates, the amount of snow on the ground may decrease even if the temperature stays below zero degrees Celsius. The process that best explains this event is ____________.

• condensation

• sublimation

• melting

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The state of matter in which particles are arranged in either a crystalline or an amorphous form is __________.

• liquid

• gas

• solid

• fluid

The state of matter in which particles are arranged in the most organized manner is the __________ state.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

When a substance cools, it loses ___________ energy to its surroundings.

• electrical

• chemical

• thermal

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Sublimation is the change of a solid directly into a ___________.

• gas

• liquid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A liquid's resistance to flowing is called __________?

• fluidity

• viscosity

• density