Particles of Your World

Tiny building blocks that make up matter are called _____.

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Particles in a solid...

• have room between each other to slide around.

• are packed so tight that they don't move.

• are so far apart that you can move around through them easily.

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Particles in a liquid...

• have room between each other to slide around.

• are packed so tight that they don't move.

• are so far apart that you can move around through them easily.

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Particles in a gas...

• have room between each other to slide around.

• are packed so tight that they don't move.

• are so far apart that you can move around through them easily.

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Which of these are true of all matter?

• takes up space

• has weight

• both of these

• neither apply to all matter

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What happens to the particles of a substance as it changes from solid to liquid?

• They become more tightly packed and stationary

• They remain tightly packed but begin to move freely

• They begin to move more freely and are less tightly packed

• They spread out significantly and move at high speeds

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Which of the following best describes the particles in a solid?

• Tightly packed and vibrating in place

• Moving freely and quickly

• Spread out and moving at moderate speeds

• Nonexistent

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Which of these is NOT a state of matter?

• magma

• solid

• gas

• liquid

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When you heat a liquid, the particles move so fast that they can't hold onto each other, and the liquid becomes a _____.

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You, as a big thing of matter, are made of ___

• volume

• cheese

• particles

• space

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