Particles and States of Matter

Number 2 represents a ________

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Particles in a _____________ are tightly packed together.

• solid
• liquid
• gas
• plasma

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Particles in a _________ take the shape of the container.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

As particles are exposed to warmer temperatures they __________

• move faster

• slow down

• stay the same

• vibrate on its spot

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

An inflated balloon is placed in a refrigerator. Which statement describes the movement of the gas particles in the balloon?

• The particles move more slowly and become closer together.
• The particles move more slowly and become further apart.
• The particles move faster and become closer together.
• The particles move faster and become further apart. 

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The amount of matter in an object is a measure of the object's ________________.

• volume
• density
• mass
• solubility

A student added sugar to a cup of water and stirred with a spoon. After 10 minutes you could not see the sugar anymore. What happened to the sugar?

• the sugar evaporated

• the sugar dissolved

• the sugar disappeared

• the sugar reacted with water making a new substance

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Gases have no fixed volume.

• False

• True

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which of the following sentences are true about solids?

• Solids are rigid, have a fixed shape but not a fixed volume

• Solids are not rigid, have a fixed shape and no fixed volume

• Solids are rigid, have a fixed shape and a fixed volume

All mater is made up of

• Water

• mixtures

• particles

• blocks

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1