States of Matter

At higher temperatures

• particles in an object have less energy
• particles in an object move faster
• a gas contracts

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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

Which form of matter does not take the shape of its container?

• liquid
• gas
• solid
• air

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

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

Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.

• gas
• solid
• liquid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Particles of a liquid

• are tightly packed together and stay in a fixed position.

• are free to move around one another but still touch.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The slower the particles in a substance move,

• the colder it is.

• the warmer it is.

• the more energy it has.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What state of matter?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma!!!

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What state of matter?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What state of matter?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4