States of Matter

How can shape and volume be used to classify materials?

• By their color and texture

• By their temperature and pressure

• By their shapes and volumes

• By their weight and density

What is the state of matter in which materials have a definite shape and a definite volume?

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

• Solid

In which state of matter does a material have a definite volume but not a definite shape?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

What is a characteristic of liquids regarding their shape?

• They have a fixed shape

• They have no shape

• They take the shape of their container

• They have a round shape

How are the particles arranged in a solid?

• Randomly scattered

• Packed close together in an orderly arrangement

• Far apart and moving freely

• Loosely packed and moving slowly

__________ is the state of matter in which a material has __________ a definite shape nor a definite volume.

• Solid, both

• Liquid, either

• Gas, neither

• Plasma, both

A gas takes the __________ and volume of its container.

• shape

• mass

• density

• weight

__________ percent of all the matter that can be observed in the universe is plasma.

At extremely high __________, such as those found on the sun or other stars, matter exists as plasma.

• pressures

• temperatures

• densities

• volumes

__________ is the energy an object has due to its motion.

• Potential energy

• Thermal energy

• Kinetic energy

• Chemical energy