States of Matter Test

What does matter do when it gets hot?

• expand

• contract

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What energy explains the motion of matter?

• mechanical

• thermal

• light

• kinetic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Match the following

• has definite shape volume

• Liquid

• no definite shape, but definite volume

• Solids

• no definite shape or volume

• Gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Melting changes from a

• liquid to a solid

• solid to a liquid

• gas to a liquid

• gas to a solid

When cooling a gas what happens to the particles

• speed up

• slow down

• do not change

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What happens to the particles of a solid when it is heated?

• They move faster

• They stop moving

• They move slower

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Freezing changes matter from a

• solid to a liquid

• solid to a gas

• gas to a liquid

• liquid to a solid

The following picture is a:

b

Liquid

Gas

Solid

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

A state of matter that can change it shape and flow.

• solid

• gas

• liquid

• plasma

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

Identify an example of each of the three states of matter present when the candle is burning.

• The fire/flame

• Gas

• The melting wax

• Solid

• The hard wax of the candle

• Liquid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-2