States of Matter

What are the three states of matter?

• Solid, liquid, gas

• Solid, liquid, plasma

• Solid, liquid, energy

• Solid, liquid, air

What holds the particles together in a solid?

(a)  

• Strong forces of attraction
• Weak forces of attraction

• No forces of attraction

• Random forces of attraction

What happens to a solid when it is heated?

• It melts into a liquid

• It evaporates into a gas

• It freezes into a solid

• It expands into a larger solid

What are the particles like in a liquid?

• They are arranged randomly

• They are arranged in a regular lattice structure

• They are fixed in position

• They are always moving

What happens to a liquid when it is heated?

• It freezes into a solid

• It boils or evaporates into a gas

• It expands into a larger liquid

• It condenses into a solid

What are the particles like in a gas?

• They are arranged randomly

• They are fixed in position

• They are arranged in a regular lattice structure

• They are constantly moving

What happens to a gas when it is heated?

• It expands or increases in pressure

• It condenses into a liquid

• It freezes into a solid

• It contracts or decreases in pressure

What happens to a gas when it is cooled?

• It expands or increases in pressure

• It condenses into a liquid

• It freezes into a solid

• It contracts or decreases in pressure

What happens to a liquid when it is cooled?

• It expands into a larger liquid

• It boils or evaporates into a gas

• It freezes into a solid

• It condenses into a gas

What happens to a solid when it is cooled?

• It expands into a larger solid

• It melts into a liquid

• It freezes into a solid

• It condenses into a gas