WorksheetsThe States of Matter
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins
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.
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
3.
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
4.
Molecules are closest together in a
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
plasma
5.
Water can be a solid, a liquid, and a gas.
a)
True
b)
False
liquid
liquid
6.
What does this picture represent?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
7.
What does this picture represent?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
8.
Molecules move quickest in which state of matter
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid, liquid and gas
9.
If the tops were removed from the cylinders, the following would happen:
a)
The solid would fly out of the container
b)
The liquid would fly out of the container.
c)
The gas would fly out of the container.
d)
They ALL would fly out of the container.
10.
The molecules in the picture are tightly held together with little movement. They have a fixed shape. Therefore, the picture represents _________.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
11.
The milk in the glass has volume and takes the shape of its container. Therefore, it is assumed that milk is a ______________.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
12.
Things that take up space are called?
a)
Toys
b)
Liquids
c)
Matter
d)
Space
13.
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
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.
Molecules are closest together in a
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
17.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
18.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
19.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
20.
Which state of matter has particles that are stuck in one spot but vibrate?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
21.
Which state of matter has particles that are still close together, but can move around each other?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
22.
Which state of matter has particles that are very far apart and zing around?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
23.
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
24.
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
25.
Energy must be added or removed for the state of matter to change
a)
True
b)
False
26.
If you remove enough energy from water vapor, the water vapor will become
a)
A solid (ice)
b)
A liquid
27.
If you remove energy from liquid water, it will become
a)
Water vapor
b)
Ice (Solid)
28.
If you add energy to ice, the ice will become
a)
liquid
b)
solid
29.
When a substance is heated, what happens to the motion of the atoms?
a)
Their motion increases (they move faster)
b)
Their motion decreases (they get slower)
c)
The motion stays the same
30.
When energy is removed from a liquid, the motion of the molecules:
a)
Increases (get faster)
b)
Decreases (get slower)
c)
Stay the same
31.
Definite shape and definite volume
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid, liquid and gas
32.
Definite volume but not definite shape
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid, liquid and gas
33.
Gas particles have the ________ kinetic energy because they move the fastest.
a)
least
b)
most
34.
Thermal energy is...
a)
heat energy.
b)
the energy of motion
c)
energy of nuclear processes.
d)
an indication of physical change.
35.
Melting is ...
a)
liquid to solid
b)
solid to liquid
c)
solid to gas
d)
gas to liquid
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