Matter Changes Quiz

What are the three common states of matter?

• Solid, Liquid, Gas

• Solid, Water, Air

• Ice, Water, Steam

• Liquid, Gas, Plasma

Which of the following is an example of a reversible change?

• Burning of wood

• Melting of ice

• Rusting of iron

• Baking a cake

What is an irreversible change?

• A change that can be undone

• A change that cannot be undone

• A change that only occurs in liquids

• A change that only occurs in gases

Which state of matter has a definite shape and volume?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

Freezing water into ice is an example of what kind of change?

• Chemical change

• Irreversible change

• Reversible change

• Permanent change

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of gases?

• Has definite volume

• Fills any container it is in

• Has no fixed shape

• Can be compressed

What happens when water boils?

• It turns into a solid

• It remains liquid

• It turns into gas

• It turns into plasma

Which of the following is an irreversible change?

• Dissolving sugar in water

• Cutting a piece of paper

• Freezing water to make ice cubes

• Condensing steam into water

What is sublimation?

• The process of a solid turning directly into a gas

• The process of a gas turning directly into a solid

• The process of a liquid turning into a gas

• The process of a gas turning into a liquid

Cooking an egg is an example of what type of change?

• Reversible change

• Irreversible change

• Physical change

• None of the above