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States of Matter

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
burning
d)
evaporation
2.
What is happening when my water bottle in the freezer goes from a liquid state to a solid state?
a)
melting
b)
evaporating
c)
freezing
d)
cutting
3.
What happens when my glass of water is sitting in the sun and disappears into a gas?
a)
evaporation
b)
burning
c)
melting
d)
freezing
4.
My glass of ice water is sitting in the sun and has droplets of water on the outside of the glass. What is happening?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
melting
d)
freezing
5.
Which form of matter does not take the shape of its container?
a)
liquid
b)
gas
c)
solid
d)
air
6.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
7.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
8.
Particles of a liquid
a)
are tightly packed together and stay in a fixed position.
b)
have no viscosity.
c)
decrease in volume with increasing temperature.
d)
are free to move around one another but still touch.
9.
The slower the particles in a substance move,
a)
the colder it is.
b)
the warmer it is.
c)
the more energy it has.
d)
the less energy it has.
10.
What is condensation?
a)
gas to solid
b)
gas to liquid
c)
liquid to solid 
d)
solid to liquid 
11.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
12.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
13.
Which state of matter has particles that are stuck in one spot but vibrate?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
14.
Oil is an example of a
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
15.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
16.
Wood is an example of a
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
17.
Which form of matter fills the space like it has in the balloon?
a)
liquid
b)
string
c)
solid
d)
gas
18.
Things that take up space are called?
a)
Toys
b)
Liquids
c)
Matter
d)
Space
19.
The steam coming off the pot of boiling water is an example of....
a)
a solid becoming a liquid
b)
a liquid becoming a solid
c)
a liquid becoming a gas
d)
a gas becoming a liquid
20.
Air is an example of a
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas