States of Matter DOK 1-3

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Solid

,

(b) Liquid

,

(c) Gas

,

(d) Plasma

• 
• Charged particles

• 
• 
• High energy, molecules more freely

• 
• Expands to fill container

• 
• 
• No definite shape, definite volume

• Maintains shape without a container

• Found in stars and lightning

• No definite shape, no definite volume, CHARGED

• No definite shape, no definite volume

• Compact and vibrate

• Particles flow around each other

• Definite shape and volume

• 
• Takes the shape of its container

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Which state of matter has a definite shape and a definite volume?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

What is the charge of a neutron?

• Positive

• Negative

• Neutral

• Double positive

Which state of matter takes the shape of its container but has a definite volume?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

Which state of matter does not have a definite shape or a definite volume and has a neutral charge (no charge)?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

Tags

VA.SCI.5.7.c

VA.SCI.6.6.c

VA.SCI.8.PS.2.c

VA.SCI.8.PS.3.b

Which subatomic particle has a negative charge?

• Electron

• Proton

• Neutron

• Positron

Which state of matter is most likely to conduct electricity due to the presence of charged particles?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

A student is given a sample of an unknown substance. It has a definite volume but no definite shape. Which state of matter is it most likely to be?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

If you pour water into a glass, what property of water allows it to take the shape of the glass?

• Definite shape

• Definite volume

• Indefinite shape

• Indefinite volume

Why do solids maintain their shape while liquids and gases do not?

• Solids have loosely packed particles

• Solids have tightly packed particles

• Solids have no particles

• Solids have charged particles