States of Matter Quiz

Which of these best describes a solid?

• Has no shape and no volume

• Has a definite shape and volume

• Has a definite volume but no definite shape

• Always changes into a liquid

Which of these best describes a liquid?

• Has a definite shape and volume

• Has a definite volume but no definite shape

• Has no shape and no volume

• Always becomes a solid

Which of these best describes a gas?

• Takes up a definite amount of space

• Has particles packed tightly together

• Has no definite shape or volume

• Always changes into a solid when heated

What happens to water when it boils? What's the temperature?

• It turns into ice at 0°C

• It turns into steam at 100°C

• It turns into liquid at 50°C

• It turns into gas at 0°C

What happens to water when it freezes? What's the temperature?

• It turns into steam at 100°C

• It turns into ice at 0°C

• It turns into liquid at 50°C

• It turns into gas at 0°C

Which process is a change of state?

• Ice melting

• Tearing paper

• Rust forming on a nail

• Painting a wall

What is a mixture?

• A substance made of only one kind of particle

• Two or more substances combined but not chemically joined

• A substance that cannot be separated

• Something that always forms a new substance

Which is an example of a mixture?

• Salt dissolved in water

• A salad with lettuce, tomato, and cheese

• Rust forming on iron

• Burning wood

What is a solution?

• A mixture where substances are visibly separate

• A mixture where one substance dissolves in another

• A mixture that cannot be separated

• A mixture that forms a new substance

Which statement best describes a solution?

• You can see all the parts separately

• The substances combine to make something new

• One substance spreads out evenly in another

• It can’t be separated again