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3.1 Three Forms of Matter— Solid, Liquid, and Gas IC1

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the three states of matter?

a)

solid, volume, mass

b)

density, volume, mass

c)

solid, liquid, gas

d)

density, gas, volume

2.

I am anything that has mass and takes up space!

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

molecules

d)

atoms

3.

What form of matter has a definite shape?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Square

4.

What can causes ice to transform from a solid to a liquid?

a)

The air.

b)

The cold.

c)

Shape

d)

Heat

5.

This state of matter does not have a definite size or shape.

a)

Gas

b)

Liquid

c)

Solid

d)

Milk

6.

When you see steam, fog or clouds, which state of matter is it?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

7.
How can you describe this picture?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
8.

What is an example of a solid?

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

rock

d)

juice

9.
Orange juice is an example of a ....
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
10.

Particles closest together

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

solid, liquid and gas

11.

Particles move quickest

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

solid, liquid and gas

12.
In a solid, the particles
a)
vibrate in place
b)
slide past one another
c)
overcome the strong attraction
13.

Most gases are clear and not visible. What is the evidence that gases are matter?

a)

no evidence

b)

They have mass and occupy space— air in a ball, menthol, and the water are evidence.

14.

When a substance is cooled, will it always return to a solid state?

a)

The menthol, when cooled, returned to a solid state. Water vapor, when cooled, returned to a liquid state. Cooling does not always mean something turns into a solid; a gas could cool and become a liquid.

b)

no evidence

15.

Why is it important to pay attention to temperature when talking about a substance?

a)

Temperature affects the state of matter a substance is in.

b)

no evidence

16.

What state of matter is salt at room temperature?

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

d)

white

17.

What state of matter is apple juice at room temperature?

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

d)

yellow

18.

What state of matter is helium (as in a helium balloon) at room temperature?

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

d)

clear

19.

What state of matter was the menthol at the beginning of the activity (before it was heated)?

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

d)

crystals

20.

How does cooling or heating affect the state of matter?

a)

Cooling makes something turn into a solid.

b)

Heating makes something turn from solid to a liquid. A liquid that is heated turns into a gas.

c)

no evidence

21.

Solids can be held in the hand, liquids and gases cannot.

a)

true

b)

false

22.

Liquids and gases take the shape of the container, solids do not.

a)

true

b)

false

23.

Gases fully occupy the volume of the container, but

liquids and solids do not.

a)

true

b)

false

24.

What are some forms that water can be in?

a)

ice

b)

frozen water

c)

snow

d)

sleet

e)

hail

25.

What are some forms that water can be in?

a)

condensation

b)

steam

c)

fog

d)

water vapor

26.

The water vapor hit the watch glass, and the dish fogged up. Eventually drops of __________ formed on the watch glass.

a)

water

b)

air

c)

space

d)

time

27.

As the water boils, the water level will increase.

a)

true

b)

false

28.
This picture is an example of a ____________.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
29.
This is an example of a _________.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
30.
a)
This picture is showing a liquid to solid state change.
b)
This picture is showing a gas to a liquid state change
c)
This picture is showing a solid to liquid state change.
d)
This picture is showing a liquid to a gas state change
31.
Which item is not made of matter?
a)
air
b)
water
c)
a pencil
d)
a shadow
32.
a)

Liquid

b)

Solid

c)

Gas

33.
a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

34.

A table is a...

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

35.

Coffee is a...

a)

 Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

36.

Air is a...

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

37.

Which one is a liquid?

a)

Window

b)

Yogurt

c)

Balloon

38.

What is the image modeling?

a)

gas compression

b)

gas expansion

c)

condensation

39.

When your nose detects an odor it means that tiny pieces of that substance get into the air and travel into your nose.

a)

True

b)

False