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States of Matter

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Matter is ____________

a)

anything that takes up space.

b)

anything that takes up space and has mass.

c)

anything that has mass

d)

any time of solid.

2.

Evaporation is ___________

a)

the changing of a liquid into a gas at a certain temperature.

b)

the changing of liquid to a gas at the surface of the liquid.

c)

the temperature at which a liquids turns into a gas

d)

the loss of water to the air.

3.

Condensation is ________________

a)

changing of a gas into a liquid.

b)

changing of steam into water.

c)

the changing of a liquid into a solid.

d)

the loss of a liquid to the air.

4.
There are ______ states of matter, ______, liquid and _______
a)
4, solid, gas
b)
2, gas, solid
c)
3, solid, gas
d)
3, solid, fluid
5.

The melting point is ___________

a)

the point at which a solid turn into a liquid.

b)

when liquid turns into a solid.

c)

the point at which all the solid has become liquid.

d)

the temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid.

6.

The boiling point of a liquid _______________

a)

is when liquid turns into a gas

b)

is temperature at which a liquid becomes a gas.

c)

is the temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas throughout the liquid

d)

is the point at which a liquid changes to a gas throughout the liquid.

7.

At higher temperatures

a)

particles in an object have less energy

b)

particles in an object move faster

c)

a gas contracts

8.

Which of the following best describes freezing?

a)

Solid to Gas

b)

Liquid to Solid

c)

Gas to Solid

d)

Liquid to Gas

9.

Which of the following best describes boiling?

a)

Liquid to Gas

b)

Gas to Solid

c)

Gas to Liquid

d)

Solid to Liquid

10.

Which state of matter has tightly packed molecules?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

11.

Which state of matter has a definite shape?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

12.

What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?

a)

Freezing

b)

Melting

c)

Burning

d)

Evaporation

13.

Define a liquid.

a)

Indefinite shape and indefinite volume

b)

Definite shape and definite volume

c)

Definite shape and indefinite volume

d)

Indefinite shape and definite volume

14.

Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.

a)

Gas

b)

Solid

c)

Liquid

15.
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.
16.
What term describes a solid changing to a gas?
a)
Deposition
b)
Sublimation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Freezing
17.
Which has a greater distance between particles?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
18.
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.
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