General Science Quiz 8A

Anything that has mass and takes up space is called...

Sort the ideas to tell if they describe weight or mass.

Groups:

(a) That's Weight!

,

(b) That's Mass!

• the amount of matter contained within an object causing it to feel heavy or light

• stays the same regardless of the gravitational force on it

• the amount of gravitational force that pulls down on an object causing it to feel heavy or light

• changes if an object is in an area with more or lesss gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Since gases have volume they are matter.

• true

• false

The three basic states of matter are...

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A change in state from solid to liquid is called ​ (a)   .

A change in state from liquid to gas is called ​ (b)   .

A change in state from gas to liquid is called ​ (c)   .

A change in state from liquid to solid is called ​​ (d)   .

• melting
• boiling
• condensing
• freezing

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Matter changes state when __ is added or removed.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Match each term with its definition.

• two or more atoms linked together

• elements

• the smallest chemical units

• atoms

• special atoms that specific properties

• molecules

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Atoms can only be seen using high-powered microscopes.

• true

• false

The three components of an atom are __, __, and __.

​ (a)   are negatively charged particles.

​ (b)   are positively charged particles.

​ (c)   are particles that have no charge at all.

• Electrons
• Protons
• Neutrons