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WorksheetsStates of matter
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
Substances that take up the shape of their container and have a fixed volume are called
a)
Solids
b)
Liquids
c)
Gases
d)
Fluids
2.
Which state is best at diffusing
a)
Gas
b)
Solid
c)
Liquid
d)
Water
3.
Which of these states are fluids (meaning that they can flow)?
a)
Liquids only
b)
Liquids and gases
c)
Gases only
d)
Solids only
4.
Diffusion occurs when
a)
a solid expands
b)
a gas turns into a liquid
c)
a solid melts
d)
a gas spreads out to fill its container
5.
The change in state from liquid to gas is known as
a)
evaporation
b)
freezing
c)
melting
d)
condensation
6.
As the temperature of a substance increases, its particles
a)
move faster
b)
move slower
c)
move further apart, but stay the same speed
d)
stick together
7.
A substance changes from a liquid into a solid when its particles
a)
move quicker
b)
gain energy
c)
stop moving
d)
lose energy
8.
When cooled, most substances
a)
Expand
b)
Contract and decrease in density
c)
Contract and increase in density
d)
Expand and spread out
9.
Sublimation is
a)
a change from a solid directly into a gas
b)
a change from a solid into a liquid
c)
a change from a liquid into a gas
d)
a process that most things undergo (but not carbon dioxide
10.
A gas turning into a liquid is
a)
boiling
b)
transpiration
c)
evaportation
d)
condensation
11.
Which of the following is false?
a)
all gases are weightless
b)
most solids have a fixed shape
c)
liquids can take any shape
d)
all matter is made of particles
12.
Pure water is
a)
liquid at at 10°C and solid at 60°C
b)
liquid at 125°C and vapour at 10°C
c)
solid at -10°C and vapour at 45 °C
d)
solid at -25°C and liquid at 60°C
13.
Which of the following is correct for most substances? (excluding water)
a)
Only gases contract when cooled
b)
Only gases and solids contract when cooled
c)
Solids, liquids and gases contract when cooled
d)
None of the above, all substance expand when cooled.
14.
What usually happens to the particles in a solid when heated?
a)
They vibrate faster in the same positions
b)
They move closer and vibrate faster
c)
They move further apart and vibrate faster
d)
They move further apart and vibrate slower.
15.
Solids and liquids occupy space, but gases do not (true of false)?
a)
True
b)
False
16.
All matter is made of particles
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Gases are weightless
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Liquids can be compressed
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Water is different to most substances because its particles
a)
move further apart with freezing and the volume increases
b)
move closer together with freezing and the water contracts
c)
move further apart with freezing and the volume decreases
d)
do not change with freezing
20.
Most solids have a fixed shape and can not be compressed
a)
True
b)
False
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