Properties of Matter Quiz

What is the state of matter that has a definite shape and volume?

• solid

• plasma

• gas

• liquid

What is the state of matter that has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container?

• gas

• solid

• plasma

• liquid

What is the state of matter that has neither a definite shape nor volume?

• gas

• plasma

• liquid

• solid

What is the process of a solid changing directly into a gas without becoming a liquid first?

• sublimation

• condensation

• evaporation

• melting

What is the measure of the amount of matter in an object?

• volume

• mass

• density

• weight

What is the ability of a substance to be hammered or rolled into thin sheets?

• Rigidity

• Malleability

• Brittleness

• Flexibility

What is the ability of a substance to be drawn into a wire?

• Flexibility

• Ductility

• Brittleness

• Rigidity

What is the measure of how tightly packed the particles in a substance are?

• temperature

• volume

• density

• pressure

What is the transfer of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object?

• Heat radiation

• Heat conduction

• Heat expansion

• Heat compression

What is the state of matter that consists of charged particles?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Plasma

• Gas