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Characteristics of Matter WHAT AM I! Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I have a

definite, fixed volume. What could I be?

a)

solid or liquid

b)

liquid only

c)

gas only

d)

solid only

e)

liquid or gas

2.

I have an indefinite volume therefore I assume the volume of the container. What can I be?

a)

solid only

b)

liquid only

c)

gas only

d)

liquid or gas

3.

Examples include lightning, neon signs, fire, aurora borealis (northern lights), the sun, stars, tail of a comet, fluorescent lights. What can I be?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

4.

I have particles that vibrate & slowly slide past each other to move around. What can I be?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

5.

I have particles that are tightly packed in a rigid pattern & slowly vibrate in place. What can I be?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

6.

I have particles that vibrate & move around freely at high speeds. What can I be?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

7.

I have particles that are randomly arranged & have

no regular pattern. What can I be?

a)

solid only

b)

liquid only

c)

gas only

d)

liquid or gas

e)

solid, liquid or gas (all)

8.

I contain highly charged atomic particles that move about freely with lots of free space and extremely high amounts of energy. What can I be?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

9.

I have particles that are well separated with lots of free space between. What can I be?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

10.

I am not easily compressed (does not respond easily to pressure). What can I be?

a)

solid only

b)

liquid only

c)

gas only

d)

solid or liquid

e)

liquid or gas

11.

I have a definite fixed shape. What can I be?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

12.

I have particles that are close together with some free space but no fixed pattern. What can I be?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

13.

I am easily compressible (responds easily to pressure). What can I be?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

All of these: solid, liquid & gas

14.

I have an indefinite shape. What can I be?

a)

solid only

b)

liquid only

c)

gas only

d)

solid or liquid

e)

liquid or gas

15.

I have mass, volume and density. What can I be?

a)

solid only

b)

liquid only

c)

gas only

d)

solid & liquid only

e)

All of these: solid, liquid & gas

16.

I have the lowest energy level of all states of matter. What can I be?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

17.

I can undergo a phase change when enough thermal energy or pressure is added. What can I be?

a)

solid only

b)

liquid only

c)

gas only

d)

solid or liquid

e)

All of these: solid, liquid & gas

18.

I increase my energy level & particle motion when pressure is added. What can I be?

a)

solid only

b)

liquid only

c)

gas only

d)

liquid & gas only

e)

All of these: solid, liquid & gas

19.

I have a strong force of attraction between my particles but some movement is possible allowing the shape to change easily. I've got FLOW! What can I be?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

20.

Examples include lightning, neon signs, fire, aurora borealis (northern lights), the sun, stars, tail of a comet, fluorescent lights. What can I be?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

e)

All of these: solid, liquid & gas