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States & Change

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and juice
b)
solid and liquid
c)
solid and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and gas
2.
What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
burning
d)
evaporation
3.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
4.
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
5.
Freezing
a)
Solid to gas
b)
Liquid to solid
c)
Gas to solid
d)
Liquid to gas
6.
My glass of ice water has droplets of water on the outside of the glass. What is it called when gas turns into a liquid?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
melting
d)
freezing
7.
Which form of matter does not take the shape of its container?
a)
liquid
b)
gas
c)
solid
d)
air
8.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
9.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
10.
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
11.
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.
12.
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
13.
What term describes a solid changing to a gas?
a)
Deposition
b)
Sublimation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Freezing
14.
Which has a greater distance between particles?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
15.
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
16.
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.
17.
Which state of matter has particles that are still close together, but can move around each other?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
18.
True or False: Matter can changes states by adding heat or cooling.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Molecules are closest together in a 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
20.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
21.
When the temperature of matter increases the particles...
a)
speed up and move closer
b)
speed up and move farther apart
c)
slow down and move closer together
d)
slow down and move farther apart
22.
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
23.
Which state of matter has particles that are very far apart and zing around?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
24.
Which of the following statements describes a gas?
a)
It has a fixed shape
b)
It takes the shape of it's container
25.
Which of the following statements describes a liquid?
a)
It has a fixed shape
b)
It takes the shape of it's container
26.
Which of the following statements describes a solid?
a)
It has a fixed shape
b)
It takes the shape of it's container
27.
What happens to the particles when I add heat?
a)
The particles get bigger
b)
The particles get smaller
c)
The particles get slower
d)
The particles get faster
28.
Which state of matter has particles that are stuck in one spot but vibrate?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas