Quiz on States of Matter

Liquid molecules are known to?

• Stay pushed up against each other

• Move all around with no boundaries

• Move slightly past each other

• Forms lines and moves as one

Which phase of matter has a definite shape and indefinite matter?

• gas

• steam

• liquid

• solid

Solid molecules are known to?

• Move slightly past each other

• Stay pushed up against each other

• Forms lines and moves as one

• Moves all around with no boundaries

What instrument would you use to measure liquid?

• Balance scale

• Graduated cylinder

• Measuring tape

• Scale

When a chocolate bar is exposed to heat the molecules begin to?

• Move and bounce off of each other as it melts and loses its shape

• Move slower until they have formed a solid

• Move freely around until it loses its shape

• Move faster than slower

What particle can move rapidly and can fit into containers?

• Liquid

• Gas

• Steam

• Solid

What instrument is used to measure the mass of an object?

What word is defined as the amount of space something takes up?

• Mass

• Density

• Volume

• Temperature

How do you measure the heat energy within a substance?

• Mass

• Density

• Volume

• Temperature

What is the reason that you would see steam when a liquid is heated?

• The molecules are freezing closer together.

• The molecules move faster and changes to gas

• The molecules move slightly and change to a solid

• The molecules move quickly and then freeze