States of Matter

What are the three main states of matter?

• Solid, liquid, and gas

• Ice, water, and steam

• Temperature, pressure, and energy

• Hot, cold, and warm

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Compared to ice, how do molecules of water behave?

• They move less freely

• They are locked into a crystal lattice

• They move more freely

• They bounce off one another randomly

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What is the definition of matter?

• Matter is anything that is visible

• Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space

• Matter is anything that reflects light

• Matter is anything that absorbs light

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What do water vapor, liquid water, and ice have in common?

• The same crystal lattice structure

• The same amount of energy

• The same physical properties

• The same chemical properties

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What's the easiest way to add energy to matter?

• Heating it

• Cooling it

• Decreasing pressure

• Decreasing temperature

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The melting point of H2O is 0 degrees Celsius. This is the same as its:

• Boiling point

• Vaporization point

• Fusion point

• Freezing point

What is it called when a solid turns directly into a gas?

• Sublimation

• Vaporization

• Melting

• Fusion

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Dry ice has the same chemical properties as what gas?

• Helium

• Hydrogen

• Nitrogen

• Carbon dioxide

How do the molecules of a gas behave?

• They vibrate in place

• They bounce around randomly

• They are locked in a crystal lattice

• They clump together

If you put a thermometer into a pot of melting ice, when will the temperature rise past zero?

• As soon as the ice begins to melt

• After most of the ice has melted

• When the ice begins turning into stem

• When all the ice has melted

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