CHARACTERISTIC OF MATTER

Which states allow easy flow of particles

• Gas and Solid
• Gas and Liquid
• Solid and Liquid
• Gas only

Can Solids be compressed?

• No
• Yes
• Sometimes (it depends what it's made of)
• Generally no

_____Is anything that has mass and takes up space?

• Solids

• Matter

• Vaporization

The three basic states of matter are...

• Liquid

• Freezing

• Solid

• Gas

• Particle

Extremely small pieces of matter are called

• Liquids

• Gases

• Energies

• Particles

Which state of matter has the fastest particles?

• Liquid

• Solid

• Gas

Particles are spaced the farthest apart in ____________ and the closest together in ____________ . Select the answer that best completes the sentence.

• liquids; solids

• gases; solids

• gases; liquids

• solids; gases

In a _______ the molecules are close together.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

A solid

• has particles that are far apart

• has a size and shape of its own

• takes the shape of its container

Oxygen is

• a gas you can breathe

• a solid you can eat

• a liquid which changes shape

• a brother to carbon dioxide