States of Matter Quiz

What is the state of matter in which particles are tightly packed together and vibrate in place?

• Solid

• Plasma

• Liquid

• Gas

What is the state of matter in which particles are close together but can move past one another?

• gas

• plasma

• solid

• liquid

What is the state of matter in which particles are far apart and move freely?

• gas

• solid

• plasma

• liquid

What is the process in which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid?

• Freezing

• Condensation

• Melting

• Sublimation

What is the process in which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Freezing

• Sublimation

At what temperature does water boil?

• 0 degrees Celsius

• 50 degrees Celsius

• 100 degrees Celsius

• 212 degrees Fahrenheit

At what temperature does water melt?

• 212 degrees Fahrenheit

• 100 degrees Celsius

• 50 degrees Celsius

• 0 degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit

What is the smallest particle of an element that still retains the properties of that element?

• atom

• cell

• proton

• molecule

What is the subatomic particle that has no charge and is found in the nucleus of an atom?

• neutron

• photon

• proton

• electron

What is the process in which a substance changes from a gas to a liquid?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Freezing

• Sublimation