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State of Matter Part I

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The conversion of matter from solid state to liquid state is called

a)

condensation

b)

melting

c)

evaporation

2.

Which of the following does not take the shape of the container it is in?

a)

A pencil

b)

Oil

c)

Water

3.

I can easily compress the water in a jar to reduce its volume.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

When water evaporates, it turns into solid.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Tick the correct statement:

a)

An ice cube becomes liquid at its melting point.

b)

An ice cube becomes gas at its melting point.

6.

Choose the right statement.

a)

In solids the particles are close together.

b)

In gases the particles are spread out the most.

c)

In liquids the particles are closely packed.

7.

Which of the following are examples of the solid state of matter?

a)

sunlight

b)

flower

c)

apple

d)

all of the above

8.

Which of the following are in the liquid states of matter?

a)

ice

b)

orange juice

c)

water

d)

all of the above

9.

Which of the following are in the gaseous state of matter?

a)

fire

b)

ice

c)

sunlight

d)

none of the above

10.

Particles in a gas are:

a)

well separated with no specific arrangement

b)

move freely

c)

move at high speeds

d)

none of the above

11.

Particles in a solid are:

a)

tightly packed in a regular pattern

b)

vibrate or jiggle

c)

move from place to place

d)

none of the above

12.

Particles in a liquid can move or slide past one another.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The particles of a ______ are packed closer than the particles of a liquid.

a)

solid

b)

gas

14.

The particles in a liquid ______.

a)

slide past each other

b)

are very closely packed

15.

Identify the solid state of matter.

a)
b)
c)
16.

Gases and liquids have their own shape.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which substances do not have a fixed volume?

a)

Solids

b)

Gases

18.

Which state of matter can be poured?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

19.

What type of substances do not have a fixed shape but have a fixed volume?

a)

solids

b)

liquids

20.

A state of matter that has no fixed shape or volume is a ____________ .

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

21.

A state of matter that has a fixed shape and a fixed volume is a _________________ .

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

22.

In which of the following three states of matter are the particles moving the fastest?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

They are all moving the same

23.

Which of the following is NOT a way that matter changes state?

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

d)

mixing

24.

Matter changing from a gas to a solid is called:

a)

evaporation

b)

sublimation

c)

deposition

d)

melting

25.

If you remove heat from matter, the particles that make up the matter will begin to move ____.

a)

slower

b)

faster

26.

If you add heat to matter, the particles that make up the matter will begin to move ____.

a)

slower

b)

faster

27.

Heating a liquid causes it to become a vapour.

What happens to the particles of the liquid during this process?

a)

the particles become bigger

b)

the particles move further apart

c)

none of the above

28.

A shirt is stained with red ink from a pen.

The shirt is left to soak in a bowl of water.

Which process causes the red colour to spread?

a)

diffusion

b)

evaporation

c)

melting

d)

neutralisation

29.

When steam at 100 ˚C condenses to water at 25 ˚C, what happens to the water molecules?

a)

They move faster and closer together.

b)

They move faster and further apart.

c)

They move slower and further apart.

d)

They move slower and closer together.

30.

In which of the following are the particles arranged in a regular pattern?

a)

A gas

b)

A liquid

c)

A metal

d)

A solution

31.

In which changes do the particles move further apart?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

32.

Which statement is an example of diffusion?

a)

A kitchen towel soaks up some spilt milk.

b)

Ice cream melts in a warm room.

c)

Pollen from flower is blown by the wind.

d)

The smell of cooking spreads through a house.

33.

A few drops of perfume were spilt on the floor. A few minutes later the perfume could be smelt few meters away.


Which two process had taken place?

a)

distillation and condensation

b)

evaporation and diffusion

c)

evaporation and condensation

d)

distillation and diffusion

34.

A sugar cube is dropped into a hot cup of tea.

The tea is not stirred.


Which statement explains why the tea becomes sweet?

a)

The sugar molecules get hot and evaporate.

b)

The sugar cube dissolves and its molecules diffuse.

c)

The hot tea causes the sugar to melt.

d)

The heated water molecules penetrate the sugar cube.

35.

Diagrams X, Y, and Z represent the three states of matter.


Which change occurs during boiling?

a)

X to Y

b)

Y to Z

c)

Z to x

d)

Z to Y

36.

Which change of state takes place during evaporation?

a)

solid to gas

b)

liquid to solid

c)

liquid to gas

d)

gas to liquid

37.

In which process do particles move closer together but remain in motion?

a)

condensation

b)

diffusion

c)

evaporation

d)

freezing

38.

The particles of a substance gain energy and change from a regular and ordered structure to a

disordered structures with large distances between particles.


Which change of state is described?

a)

boiling

b)

evaporation

c)

melting

d)

sublimation

39.

In which changes do the particles move further apart?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

freezing

d)

sublimation

40.

Substance L melts at –7 °C and is a brown liquid at room temperature.

Which temperature is the boiling point of pure L?

a)

107 °C to 117 °C

b)

59 °C

c)

-77 °C

d)

-7 °C to 7 °C