States of Matter and Energy

The steam coming off the pot of boiling water is an example of....

• a solid becoming a liquid

• a liquid becoming a solid

• a liquid becoming a gas

• a gas becoming a liquid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

At higher temperatures

• particles in an object have less kinetic energy

• particles in an object move faster

• a gas contracts

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which state of matter has particles that are somewhat close together and have enouch kinetic energy to slide past each other?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which of the following is TRUE when particles GAIN Thermal Energy?

• Particles move more slowly

• Particles move further apart

• Particles stop moving

• Particles move closer together

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which of the following states of matter can easily be compressed?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

Which state of matter have the weakest intermolecular forces?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

The state of matter with definite volume but no definite shape.

• solid

• liquid 

• gas

When the temperature of matter increases the particles...

• speed up and move closer

• speed up and move farther apart

• slow down and move closer together

• slow down and move farther apart

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What happens to the particles when I add heat?

• The particles get bigger

• The particles get smaller

• The particles get slower

• The particles get faster

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of the following statements describes a gas?

• It has a fixed volume

• It becomes the volume of it's container