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WorksheetsStates of Matter
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Which form of matter does not take the shape of its container?
a)
liquid
b)
gas
c)
solid
d)
air
3.
How is a gas defined?
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
4.
What term describes a solid changing to a gas?
a)
Deposition
b)
Sublimation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Freezing
5.
What term describes a liquid changing to a solid?
a)
Deposition
b)
Sublimation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Freezing
6.
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.
7.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
8.
______________________ takes place when a liquid changes to a solid.
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
boiling
d)
sublimation
9.
Molecules are closest together in a
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
10.
The state of matter that has no definite size or shape is
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
11.
Water can be a solid, liquid, and a gas.
a)
True
b)
False
liquid
liquid
12.
Define a liquid.
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
13.
A student observes a clear substance in a container that has a flat, level surface. The substance flows when poured, and is not magnetic. The substance is most likely...
a)
sand
b)
water
c)
paper clips
14.
Which thing in this picture represents a gas?
a)
ice cubes
b)
bubbles
c)
soda
15.
Which of the following things will take the shape of the container it is in?
a)
ice cube
b)
melted chocolate
c)
baseball
16.
When a stick of butter melts it changes from a...
a)
solid to gas
b)
gas to solid
c)
solid to liquid
17.
Which of the following will most likely be attracted by a magnet?
a)
rubber band
b)
glass marble
c)
paper clip
18.
What will happen when the thermometer is placed in hot water?
a)
The temperature will go higher
b)
The temperature will go lower
The temperature will go lower
The temperature will go lower
c)
The temperature will stay the same
19.
What are the states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and juice
b)
solid and liquid
c)
solid and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and gas
20.
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
21.
State of matter with no definite shape or volume.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
Mississippi
22.
The change of state from a liquid to a solid
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
evaporation
d)
boiling
23.
How is a gas defined?
a)
no shape, no volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, no shape
24.
What term describes a solid changing to a gas?
a)
Melting
b)
Sublimation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Freezing
25.
Molecules are closest together in a
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
plasma
26.
A puddle of water seemed to disappear. The heat caused the water to -
a)
melt
b)
condense
c)
evaporate
d)
cool
27.
What does this picture represent?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
28.
What does this picture represent?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
29.
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
30.
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.
31.
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
32.
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
33.
Which of the following statements describes a gas?
a)
It has a fixed volume
b)
It becomes the volume of it's container
34.
Which of the following statements describes a liquid?
a)
It has a fixed volume
b)
It becomes the volume of it's container
35.
My glass of ice water is sitting in the sun and has droplets of water on the outside of the glass. What is happening?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
melting
d)
freezing
36.
Which state of matter has the highest kinetic energy?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
matter
37.
Which diagram best shows the results of removing heat from this sample until it freezes?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
38.
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
39.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
40.
The speed of the molecules determines the _____.
a)
volume
b)
density
c)
pressure
d)
temperature
41.
In the above diagram, "State of Matter B" is a liquid. This means that it has:
a)
definite shape and volume.
b)
no definite shape or volume.
c)
definite volume, but changing shape.
d)
definite shape, but changing volume.
42.
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.
43.
When heat is added, particles in a solid, liquid, or gas...
a)
Are not affected
b)
Move faster
c)
Move slower
d)
None of the above
44.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
45.
Define a liquid.
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
46.
All changes in the state of matter of a substance requires
a)
vibration
b)
water
c)
permission
d)
energy
47.
When molecules are hot they _______
a)
move slower
b)
move faster
c)
stay the same
d)
get lost
48.
What state of matter is Water?
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Solid
d)
Plasma
49.
What state of matter Has really weak forces and molecules are far apart?
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Solid
d)
Plasma
50.
Hot particles tend to________
a)
move to a cooler area
b)
be shy
c)
move to an even hotter area
d)
Not change
51.
When particles are cold they tend to move ________
a)
At same pace
b)
slower
c)
faster
d)
akward
52.
Matter can not be created nor destroyed: it can only be
a)
Destroyed a little bit
b)
Invisible
c)
Transformed, changed
d)
None of the above
53.
What types of systems are there?
a)
Mechanical and Electrical Systems
b)
Inside and Outside Systems
c)
Open and Closed Systems
d)
Human and Machine Systems
54.
This type of system allows matter to flow freely in and out...
a)
Closed System
b)
Open System
55.
A boiling pot with a lid on it to keep in the energy is what type of system?
a)
Closed System
b)
Open System
56.
Measure of the amount of matter
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
weight
d)
density
57.
What is the Law of Conservation of mass?
a)
Mass is created in a chemical reaction
b)
Mass is created in a physical change
c)
New chemicals formed from a chemical reaction have a larger overall mass than the original reactants
d)
Mass is never created or destroyed
58.
If a reaction starts with a total 75g of reactants it should produce
a)
a total of 40g of products
b)
a total of 75g of products
c)
a total of 180 g of products
d)
None of the above
59.
Bob puts 200 grams of ice into a pitcher with 900 grams of water. He gets distracted and comes back later to find that the ice has melted in the water. How many grams of water does Bob now have in the pitcher?
a)
200 g
b)
700 g
c)
1,100 g
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