States of Matter Quiz

What is the definition of melting?

• The change of state from a solid to a gas

• The change of state from a liquid to a gas

• The change of state from a solid to a liquid

• The change of state from a gas to a liquid

What happens when a solid gains thermal energy during melting?

• It changes from a gas to a liquid

• It changes from a solid to a liquid

• It changes from a liquid to a gas

• It changes from a gas to a solid

What is an example of melting?

• Ice cubes in a cold drink gradually melt

• Water vapor mixes with the air

• Rain and dew form on a hot summer day

• Snow banks shrink without becoming slushy

What is the definition of sublimation?

• The change of state from a solid to a liquid

• The change of state from a gas to a liquid

• The change of state from a solid to a gas

• The change of state from a gas to a solid

What is the reverse process of sublimation?

• Melting

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Deposition

What is the definition of evaporation?

• The change of state from a liquid to a gas

• The change of state from a gas to a liquid

• The change of state from a solid to a gas

• The change of state from a gas to a solid

What happens when water absorbs enough thermal energy during evaporation?

• It becomes a solid

• It becomes a liquid

• It becomes a gas

• It becomes a plasma

What is an example of evaporation?

• Ice cubes in a cold drink gradually melt

• Wet clothes on a washing line dry

• Rain and dew form on a hot summer day

• Snow banks shrink without becoming slushy

What is the definition of condensation?

• The change of state from a solid to a liquid

• The change of state from a liquid to a gas

• The change of state from a gas to a liquid

• The change of state from a gas to a solid

What is an example of condensation?

• Ice cubes in a cold drink gradually melt

• Wet clothes on a washing line dry

• Rain and dew form on a hot summer day

• Snow banks shrink without becoming slushy