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WorksheetsState of Matter Test
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What term describes a liquid changing to a solid?
a)
Deposition
b)
Sublimation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Freezing
2.
The state of matter that has no definite size or shape is
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
3.
Water can be a solid, liquid, and a gas.
a)
True
b)
False
liquid
liquid
4.
How many states of matter have we learned about?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
3
d)
2
5.
What are the states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and juice
b)
solid and liquid
c)
solid and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and gas
6.
Which form of matter has a definite shape like this picture?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
d)
clay
7.
Which form of matter take the shape of a container like this juice?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
glass
d)
gas
8.
Which form of matter fills the space like it has in the balloon?
a)
liquid
b)
string
c)
solid
d)
gas
9.
What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
burning
d)
evaporation
10.
How do you change a solid chocolate bar to liquid chocolate?
a)
By freezing it
b)
heat energy
c)
light energy
11.
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
12.
Which state of matter does ice start as (before you cool it)?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
13.
On a hot summer day chocolate candy can melt in your pocket. How can you get the chocolate to return to a solid?
a)
add heat
b)
leave it in your pocket
c)
cool it in the refrigerator
d)
leave it outside
14.
True or False: Matter can changes states by adding heat or cooling.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
In which state of matter do the particles spread apart and fill all the space available to them?
a)
crystal
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid
16.
What is matter?
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
d)
solids, liquids and gases
17.
What is a solid?
a)
it keeps its shape and size
b)
it takes the shape of the container that holds it
c)
it has no shape, and spreads to fill the space they are in
d)
it changes with a temperature change
18.
What is an example of a solid?
a)
wind
b)
water
c)
rock
d)
juice
19.
What is Gases?
a)
Gases are soft?
b)
Gases spread to fill the space they are in.
c)
Gases are hard
d)
Gases are wet
20.
What is an example of gas?
a)
crayons
b)
paper
c)
soda
d)
air
21.
How can you describe this picture?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
22.
How can you describe this picture?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
23.
How can you describe this picture?
a)
liquide
b)
gas
c)
solid
24.
The energy of an object as it is in motion is defined as
a)
Kinetic Theory
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Potential energy
d)
Electric energy
25.
When a cold tire is inflated to a certain pressure and then is warmed up due to friction with the road, the pressure increases. This happens because the
a)
air molecules hit the walls of the tire less frequently
b)
rubber in the tires reacts with oxygen in the atmosphere
c)
air molecules speed up and collide with the tire walls more often
d)
air molecules diffuse rapidly through the walls of the tire.
26.
If you place a balloon in a freezer what happens to the size of the balloon?
a)
Doubles
b)
increases
c)
decreases
d)
stays still
27.
Which of the following has the lowest density?
a)
Gasses
b)
Solids
c)
Liquids
d)
All mater is the same density
28.
What happens to the average kinetic energy of matter when it is heated?
a)
It increases
b)
It decreases
c)
It doesn't change
d)
It cannot be determined
29.
If a balloon is cooled what will happen to the volume?
a)
Volume will increase
b)
Volume will decrease
c)
Volume will not change
30.
Gas molecules can easily be compressed because ___________.
a)
gas molecules are soft
b)
gas molecules are far apart
c)
gas molecules follow the shape of the container
31.
Particles that make up a solid have the _____________ attraction toward each other.
a)
strongest
b)
weakest
32.
Gases are described as having a
a)
definite shape and indefinite volume
b)
indefinite shape and indefinite volume
c)
definite shape and definite volume
d)
indefinite shape and definite volume
33.
Liquids are described as having a
a)
definite shape and indefinite volume
b)
indefinite shape and indefinite volume
c)
definite shape and definite volume
d)
indefinite shape and definite volume
34.
Solids are described as having a
a)
definite shape and indefinite volume
b)
indefinite shape and indefinite volume
c)
definite shape and definite volume
d)
indefinite shape and definite volume
35.
A gas
a)
has a definite shape but no definite volume
b)
has a definite volume but no definite shape
c)
has fast-moving particles
36.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
37.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
38.
In which state does matter completely fill its closed container?
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Solid
d)
Ice
39.
If the atoms of an object are moving fast, the temperature would be...
a)
High
b)
Low
40.
Particles in a solid move __________, than particles in a liquid
a)
faster
b)
slower
41.
Particles in a liquid move __________, than particles in a gas
a)
faster
b)
slower
42.
Particles in a gas move __________, than particles in a solid
a)
faster
b)
slower
43.
What tool do we use to measure temperature?
a)
Thermometer
b)
Ruler
c)
Balance
d)
Magnifying Glass
44.
If the atoms of an object are moving fast, the temperature would be...
a)
High
b)
Low
45.
If the atoms of an object are moving slow, the object would feel...
a)
Cold
b)
Hot
46.
The kinetic theory of matter states that all of the particles that make up matter are constantly
a)
growing
b)
shrinking
c)
crying
d)
moving
47.
Phase change from a liquid to a gas that only happens at the surface.
a)
evaporation
b)
boiling
c)
sublimation
d)
melting
48.
When the temperature of matter decreases the particles ...
a)
speed up and move farther apart
b)
speed up and move closer together
c)
slow down and move farther apart
d)
slow down and move closer together
49.
Molecules move quickest in which state of matter
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid, liquid and gas
50.
Matter changing states creates a new substance
a)
True
b)
False
51.
Which state of matter do the particles in this picture represent?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
52.
Particles slide past each other in this state of matter.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid, liquid and gas
53.
Which state of matter has the highest kinetic energy?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
matter
54.
True or False: A transfer of energy causes a change in temperature, which then leads to a change of state (phase).
a)
True
b)
False
55.
Which diagram best shows the results of removing heat from this sample until it freezes?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
56.
All changes in the state of matter of a substance requires
a)
vibration
b)
water
c)
permission
d)
energy
57.
Change from gas to liquid is called....
a)
expansion
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
sublimation
58.
Melting is ...
a)
liquid to solid
b)
solid to liquid
c)
solid to gas
d)
gas to liquid
59.
Sublimation is
a)
when solid turns into gas
b)
when gas turns into plasma
c)
when liquid turns into gas
d)
when gas turns into solid
60.
Deposition is a change from
a)
gas to solid
b)
solid to liquid
c)
water to ice
d)
liquid to solid
61.
A phase change from solid to gas like dry ice is called
a)
melting
b)
boiling
c)
evaporation
d)
sublimation
62.
Is the change of a substance from one physical form to another.
a)
State of matter
b)
Change of state
c)
Melting
d)
Sublimation
63.
A change of state of a liquid into a gas
a)
gas
b)
sublimation
c)
vaporization
64.
What happens to the particles inside a solid when energy is added?
a)
Particles move slower
b)
Particles stay the same
c)
Particles move faster
65.
What happens to the particles inside a solid when energy is removed?
a)
Particles move slower
b)
Particles stay the same
c)
Particles move faster
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