States of Matter Phase Change

What happens to particle movement when solid water (ice) becomes liquid water?

• the particles stay at the same speed and same distance

• the particles increase in speed and spread apart.

• the particles decrease in speed and get closer

• the particles stay at the same speed but drift apart.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

In a solid, the particles

• vibrate in place

• slide past one another

• move freely in their container

• Have weak attraction to each other

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

When the thermal energy of matter decreases the particles ...

• speed up and move farther apart

• speed up and move closer together

• slow down and move farther apart

• slow down and move closer together

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What happens to particles when thermal energy is added?

• They speed up and spread out

• They slow down and compress

• They stop moving

• They move closer together and speed up

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which container shows the particles in a liquid?

• A

• B

• C

• None of the answers are correct

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A solid is a state of matter that has a(n)

• indefinite volume and indefinite shape

• definite volume and a definite shape

• definite volume and an indefinite shape

• indefinite volume and a definite shape

When water sits in the freezer and freezes into ice, it is because the water has...

• gained mass

• gained energy

• lost mass

• lost energy

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is a gas?

• Matter that has fixed shape but no fixed volume

• Matter that has no fixed shape and no fixed volume

• Matter that has no fixed shape but fixed volume

• compounds

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The particles in the picture are tightly held together with very tiny movement. They have shape and fixed volume. Therefore, the picture represents _________.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Define a liquid.

• Matter that has fixed shape but no fixed volume

• Matter that has fixed shape and fixed volume

• Matter that has fixed volume, but no fixed shape

• Matter with no fixed volume or shape.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4