States of Matter and Heat Transfer

Which method of energy transfer does not involve movement of matter?

• convection
• conduction
• radiation
• None of the above

Which statement correctly compares the difference between conduction and convection in common classroom settings?

• Conduction can only occur in solids and gases, while convection can occur in both liquids and gases

• Convection can only occur in solids, while conduction can occur in both liquids and gases

• Conduction can only occur in liquids and gases, while convection can occur in solids, liquids, and gases

• Convection can only occur in liquids and gases, while conduction can occur in solids, liquids, and gases

_______________ describes how much energy is required to raise an object's temperature.

• Conduction
• Convection
• Specific Heat
• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What happens when my glass of water is sitting in the sun and disappears into a gas?

• evaporation
• burning
• melting
• freezing

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

How is a gas defined?

• Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
• Definite shape, definite volume
• Found in stars
• Definite volume, indefinite shape

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What term describes a solid changing to a gas?

• Deposition
• Sublimation
• Evaporation
• Freezing

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What term describes a liquid changing to a solid?

• Deposition
• Sublimation
• Evaporation
• Freezing

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

______________________ takes place when a liquid changes to a solid.

• freezing
• melting
• boiling
• sublimation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Molecules are closest together in a 

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas

In this graph of water changing states of matter, what happens to the temperature of the water as it is changing from one state of matter to the next - from point B to C and D to E?

• It remains the same.

• It changes greatly.

• It changes minimally.

• Unable to tell.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4