Properties of Solids, Liquids, and Gases

Solids have a definite __________ and definite __________.

• shape, volume

• color, texture

• mass, weight

• temperature, pressure

Solids will remain the __________ shape and size no matter the size of the container.

• same

• different

• variable

• changing

The particles in solid atoms are __________ __________ together. Therefore, solids are _______ fluid, meaning they cannot flow or change shape.

• tightly packed, not

• loosely packed, very

• randomly arranged, somewhat

• freely moving, highly

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

They can only __________ in place, meaning they move back and forth slightly.

• vibrate

• rotate

• translate

• oscillate

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A liquid has a definite __________, but ________ __________ of its own.

• volume, no shape

• shape, no volume

• color, no texture

• temperature, no pressure

Liquids take the shape of their __________ .

• container

• surface

• color

• temperature

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

__________ __________ is a force, or pull, among the molecules in a liquid that brings molecules on the surface closer together.

• Surface tension

• Gravity

• Magnetic force

• Friction

__________ __________—a resistance to flowing. When particles are larger and more attracted to one another, they do not flow as freely.

• Viscosity

• Density

• Elasticity

• Conductivity

The particles of liquids are __________ __________, but not arranged in a regular pattern like in solids.

• loosely connected

• tightly packed

• randomly scattered

• rigidly fixed

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The particles in liquids are __________, meaning they _____ flow and change shape easily.

• free, can

• rigid, cannot

• fixed, do not

• static, will not

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NGSS.HS-PS3-2