Matter Review

Cutting an orange is a physical change.

• True
• False

What causes a change in the state of matter?

• physical properties
• chemical energy
• temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Changing the way matter looks without changing it into NEW matter is a:

• Chemical change
• Physical change
• Energy change
• BOTH a chemical and a physical change

Burning wood to ash is an example of a:

• Physical change
• Chemical change

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

The phase of matter with a definite volume but no definite shape is a

• solid
• liquid
• gas

The phase of matter with a definite shape and definite volume is a

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Gases have ...

• a definite shape and definite volume

• no definite shape and no definite volume

• a definite shape and no definite volume

The phase of matter in which the atoms are moving freely and are very far apart

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What best describes the motion of atoms in a solid? 

• vibrating slowly in place
• sliding past each other
• moving rapidly in all directions

What best describes the motion of molecules in a liquid? 

• vibrating slowly in place
• flowing past each other

• moving freely in all directions