Science quiz 2.1-2.2 (states of matter)

When a needle floats on water, or you can keep filling a cup with water after reaching the top, it is because of ________

• magic

• sublimation

• surface tension

• distillation

What state of matter has two different types called crystalline and amorphous?

• plasma

• solid

• liquid

• gas

hen it snows outside and the snow decreases in amount even though the temperature is still freezing, it is called __________

• sublimation

• evaporation

• melting

• freezing

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The faster the gas particles move in a substance, the greater the

• density of the substance
• color of the substance
• odor of the substance
• temperature and pressure

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What type of energy does a substance lose when it cools?

• Thermal energy

• Potential energy
• Chemical energy
• Nuclear energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

When a liquid flows slowly, it has _____________

• High viscosity
• Low temperature
• High temperature
• Low viscosity

When a liquid changes to a gas throughout the entire liquid it is called __________________

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Boiling
• Freezing

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What process causes dry ice to disappear?

• Melting
• Evaporation
• Sublimation
• Condensation

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In which state of matter are particles moving the least?

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas
• Plasma

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When you heat a solid, which state of matter will it look like?

• Liquid
• Gas
• Plasma
• Solid

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