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Practice 2: States of Matter Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is matter?
a)
The amount of stuff within a substance or object.
b)
Anything that takes up space.
c)
A solid, liquid, or gas.
d)
The amount of space take up by an object.
2.
What is mass?
a)
The amount of stuff within a substance or object.
b)
Anything that takes up space.
c)
A solid, liquid, or gas.
d)
The amount of space take up by an object.
3.
What is volume?
a)
The amount of stuff within a substance or object.
b)
Anything that takes up space.
c)
A solid, liquid, or gas.
d)
The amount of space take up by an object.
4.
What are the three states most common states of matter?
a)
Solids
b)
Liquids
c)
Gases
d)
All of these are correct.
5.
What tool is used to find the mass of an object?
a)
Spring Scale
b)
Newton
c)
Balance
d)
Graduated cylinder
6.
True or False: Are weight and mass the same thing?
a)
True
b)
False
7.
When measuring the mass of an object, what unit of measure is used?
a)
grams
b)
milliliters 
c)
pounds
d)
tons
8.
Which is NOT a characteristic of a solid?
a)
All solids have a definite shape.
b)
All solids have mass.
c)
All solids have molecules that are loosely packed together.
d)
All solids take up space.
9.
True or False: Solids and liquids have the same characteristics?
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Which of these is NOT a solid?
a)
Stick
b)
Football helmet
c)
Oobleck
d)
Straw
11.
Which is NOT a characteristic of a liquid?
a)
All liquids have a definite shape.
b)
All liquids have mass.
c)
All liquids have molecules that are loosely packed together.
d)
All liquids take up space.
12.
What allows a liquid to take the shape of it's container?
a)
It's loosely packed molecules.
b)
The mass is possess.
c)
The volume of a liquid.
d)
None of the above.
13.
Which is NOT a characteristic of a gas?
a)
Gases have mass.
b)
Gases have volume.
c)
Gases take up the shape of their containers.
d)
Gases take up a definite amount of space.
14.
Which balloon has more more mass?
a)
Balloon "A"
b)
Balloon "B"
15.
What happens to the water when the candle goes out?
a)
The water will evaporate.
b)
The water will stay at the same level outside of the jar.
c)
The water level inside the jar will rise because oxygen was burned and the water will replace it.
d)
The jar will explode because of the heat on the glass from the candle.
16.
Which characteristics are shared by solids, liquids, and gases.
a)
They all have mass.
b)
They all have definite shapes.
c)
They all have volume.
d)
They all can be easily compressed.
17.
What is the name of this instrument?
a)
Beaker
b)
Flask
c)
Graduated Cylinder
d)
Tuber
18.
What does this instrument measure?
a)
Mass
b)
Density
c)
Weight
d)
Volume
19.
How does this picture show you the ball has volume and takes up space?
a)
The water level stays the same.
b)
The water level rises.
c)
The ball sinks to the bottom.
20.
What is phase change?
a)
When matter burns.
b)
When matter stays the same.
c)
When matter changes from one state to another.
d)
When matter changes different colors.
21.
True or False: The boiling point is the temperature that a substance turns from a liquid to a gas?
a)
True
b)
False
22.
The _____________ point is the temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid.
a)
boiling
b)
melting
c)
combustion
d)
freezing
23.
What is the freezing point of water?
a)
0° Celsius
b)
100° Celsius
c)
212° Fahrenheit
d)
0° Fahrenheit
24.
Melting point is the temperature at which a substance changes from a ___________________.
a)
liquid to solid
b)
solid to liquid
c)
solid to gas
d)
gas to liquid
25.
What is the boiling point of water?
a)
212° Fahrenheit
b)
100° Fahrenheit
c)
32° Celsius
d)
Really, Really hot!
26.
What do the red arrow represent in this picture?
a)
A decrease in temperature.
b)
An increase in temperature.
c)
No change in temperature.
d)
Phase change.
27.
True or False: All liquids have the same melting point?
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Which object has a higher melting point?
a)
A wax candle.
b)
A piece of chocolate.
c)
An ice cube.
d)
A piece of steel.
29.
A physical change is ____________. 
a)
when the form of an object changes
b)
when a new substance is formed
c)
when a substance disappears
30.
What is condensation?
a)
The process where a substance changes from a gas to a liquid.
b)
The process where a substance changes from a solid to a liquid.
c)
The process where a substance changes from a liquid to a gas.
d)
The process where a substance changes from a liquid to a solid.
31.
What is evaporation?
a)
The process where a substance changes from a gas to a liquid.
b)
The process where a substance changes from a solid to a liquid.
c)
The process where a substance changes from a liquid to a gas.
d)
The process where a substance changes from a liquid to a solid.
32.
In which state of matter are molecules moving the slowest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
33.
Which of the following causes a solid to change to a liquid?
a)
the freezing point
b)
evaporation
c)
cold
d)
heat
34.
In which state of matter are molecules moving the fastest?
a)
solid 
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
the molecules move equally fast in all states of matter
35.
7. All phase changes (changing states) requires energy to be added or taken away.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
_________________________ occurs when water gets warm and changes from a liquid into a gas.
a)
Liquification
b)
Precipation
c)
Elimination
d)
Evaporation
37.
__________________________ is water that collects as droplets on bottles, glasses, or windows.
a)
Teardrops
b)
Liquid pellets
c)
Precipitation
d)
Condensation
38.
True or False:  Water is the only thing in nature that can exist as a solid, liquid, or gas.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
Do all matter have the same boiling, melting, and freezing points
a)
Yes
b)
No