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States of Matter Review

Total questions: 83

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
2.
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
3.
Freezing
a)
Solid to gas
b)
Liquid to solid
c)
Gas to solid
d)
Liquid to gas
4.
Boiling
a)
liquid to gas
b)
gas to solid
c)
gas to liquid
d)
solid to liquid
5.
Which state of matter has tightly packed molecules?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
6.
Which state of matter has a definite shape?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
7.
What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
burning
d)
evaporation
8.
Define a liquid.
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
9.
The state of matter that has no definite size or shape is
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
10.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
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.
What term describes a solid changing to a gas?
a)
Deposition
b)
Sublimation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Freezing
13.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
14.
What is condensation?
a)
gas to solid
b)
gas to liquid
c)
liquid to solid 
d)
solid to liquid 
15.
The speed of the molecules determines the _____.
a)
volume
b)
density
c)
pressure
d)
temperature
16.
Which has a greater distance between particles?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
17.
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.
18.
Thermal energy is...
a)
heat energy.
b)
the energy of motion
c)
energy of nuclear processes.
d)
an indication of physical change.
19.
A chemical change
a)
doesn't really change much.
b)
creates a new substance
c)
is a change in the state of matter
20.
A physical change is...
a)
a change that doesn't change the identity
b)
a change that makes something new.
c)
a chemical reaction
21.
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
22.
What are the states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and juice
b)
solid and liquid
c)
solid and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and gas
23.

Which form of matter has a definite shape and takes up space (has definite volume)?

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

d)

clay

24.
Which form of matter take the shape of a container like this juice?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
glass
d)
gas
25.
Which form of matter fills the space like it has in the balloon?
a)
liquid
b)
string
c)
solid
d)
gas
26.
What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
burning
d)
evaporation
27.
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
28.
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
29.
Which form of matter does not take the shape of its container?
a)
liquid
b)
gas
c)
solid
d)
air
30.
How many states of matter have we learned about?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
3
d)
2
31.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
32.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
33.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
34.
Which of the following statements is NOT true of all different types of matter?
a)
They are made of atoms and molecules
b)
The particles are always in motion
c)
The particles always move at the same speed
d)
They are made of particles that are too small to see
35.
Molecules are closest together in a 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
plasma
36.
Water can be a solid, liquid, and a gas.
a)
True
b)
False
liquid
37.
What does this picture represent? 
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
38.
What does this picture represent? 
a)
solid
b)
liquid 
c)
gas
d)
plasma
39.
Molecules move quickest in which state of matter
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid, liquid and gas
40.
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.
41.
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
42.
The molecules in the picture are tightly held together with little movement. They have shape and energy.  Therefore, the picture represents _________.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
43.
What are the states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and juice
b)
solid and liquid
c)
solid and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and gas
44.
Gases have a high _______?
a)
Speed
b)
Organization
c)
IMF
d)
None
45.
Gases have a high _______?
a)
Distance
b)
Organization
c)
IMF
d)
None
46.
Solid have a low _____?
a)
speed
b)
organization
c)
IMF
d)
none
47.
Solid have a high _____?
a)
speed
b)
organization
c)
distance
d)
none
48.
Solid have a high _____?
a)
speed
b)
IMF
c)
distance
d)
none
49.
Liquids have a medium _________?
a)
speed
b)
distance
c)
IMF
d)
ALL
50.
Which has a greater distance between particles?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
51.
Which has a greater distance between particles?
a)
gas
b)
Liquid
52.
Which has a stronger Inter molecular Forces?
a)
gas
b)
Liquid
53.
Which has a stronger Inter molecular Forces?
a)
gas
b)
solid
54.
Which has a stronger Inter molecular Forces?
a)
gas
b)
solid
55.
Which has particles that travel faster?
a)
gas
b)
solid
56.
Which has particles that travel faster?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
57.
Which has the greatest overall organization?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
58.
Which has the greatest overall organization?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
59.
Which has the greatest overall speed?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
60.
Which has the lowest overall IMF?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
61.
What state of matter?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
62.
What state of matter?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
63.
What state of matter?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
64.
What state of matter?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
65.
What state of matter?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
66.
What state of matter?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
67.
What state of matter?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
68.
What state of matter?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
69.
What state of matter?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
70.
What is an example of a chemical change?
a)
wood burning into ash
b)
paper crumbled into a ball
c)
ice melting
d)
water flowing
71.
A change in structure, how it looks. Still keeps all of its properties is called
a)
Chemical change
b)
Matter
c)
Weight
d)
Physical change
72.
Something that has mass and takes up space is
a)
Substance
b)
Matter
c)
Product
d)
Reactants
73.
Weight is
a)
Converting on substance into another substance
b)
A measurement of how much Earth's gravity pulls on an object
c)
something that has mass and takes up space
d)
Heat
74.
Any material that can be observed is
a)
Heat
b)
Physical change
c)
Substance
d)
Product
75.
An example of heat is
a)
water freezing
b)
Rubbing hands together
c)
A rock
d)
Animals in the wild
76.
The substance that comes out of a chemical change is called
a)
Chemical change
b)
Heat
c)
A candle
d)
Product
77.
What are Reactants?
a)
An energy form which can be transferred between objects
b)
The substance used to make a chemical change
c)
The state of matter in which particles slide freely over one another
d)
Any material that can be observed
78.
When taking something apart (a structure built from legos) the pieces weigh more than the structure
a)
Yes, because there are more peices
b)
Yes, because everything is spread out
c)
No, they weigh the same
d)
No, the structure weighs more
79.
The state of matter in which particles slide freely over one another is
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Plasma
80.
The state of matter in which particles vibrate but do not appear to move is
a)
Liquid
b)
Gas
c)
Plasma
d)
Solid
81.
An example of a physical change is
a)
wood to ash
b)
Water to ice
c)
cookie dough to cookies
d)
powder to jello
83.
Oobleck is an example of 
a)
Physical change
b)
Chemical change
c)
Weight
d)
Gas
83.
Oobleck is an example of 
a)
Physical change
b)
Chemical change
c)
Weight
d)
Gas