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WorksheetsState of Matter Part I
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 40mins
The conversion of matter from solid state to liquid state is called
condensation
melting
evaporation
Which of the following does not take the shape of the container it is in?
A pencil
Oil
Water
I can easily compress the water in a jar to reduce its volume.
True
False
When water evaporates, it turns into solid.
True
False
Tick the correct statement:
An ice cube becomes liquid at its melting point.
An ice cube becomes gas at its melting point.
Choose the right statement.
In solids the particles are close together.
In gases the particles are spread out the most.
In liquids the particles are closely packed.
Which of the following are examples of the solid state of matter?
sunlight
flower
apple
all of the above
Which of the following are in the liquid states of matter?
ice
orange juice
water
all of the above
Which of the following are in the gaseous state of matter?
fire
ice
sunlight
none of the above
Particles in a gas are:
well separated with no specific arrangement
move freely
move at high speeds
none of the above
Particles in a solid are:
tightly packed in a regular pattern
vibrate or jiggle
move from place to place
none of the above
Particles in a liquid can move or slide past one another.
True
False
The particles of a ______ are packed closer than the particles of a liquid.
solid
gas
The particles in a liquid ______.
slide past each other
are very closely packed
Identify the solid state of matter.
Gases and liquids have their own shape.
True
False
Which substances do not have a fixed volume?
Solids
Gases
Which state of matter can be poured?
solid
liquid
What type of substances do not have a fixed shape but have a fixed volume?
solids
liquids
A state of matter that has no fixed shape or volume is a ____________ .
solid
liquid
gas
A state of matter that has a fixed shape and a fixed volume is a _________________ .
liquid
solid
gas
In which of the following three states of matter are the particles moving the fastest?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
They are all moving the same
Which of the following is NOT a way that matter changes state?
melting
freezing
evaporation
mixing
Matter changing from a gas to a solid is called:
evaporation
sublimation
deposition
melting
If you remove heat from matter, the particles that make up the matter will begin to move ____.
slower
faster
If you add heat to matter, the particles that make up the matter will begin to move ____.
slower
faster
Heating a liquid causes it to become a vapour.
What happens to the particles of the liquid during this process?
the particles become bigger
the particles move further apart
none of the above
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?
diffusion
evaporation
melting
neutralisation
When steam at 100 ˚C condenses to water at 25 ˚C, what happens to the water molecules?
They move faster and closer together.
They move faster and further apart.
They move slower and further apart.
They move slower and closer together.
In which of the following are the particles arranged in a regular pattern?
A gas
A liquid
A metal
A solution
In which changes do the particles move further apart?
W
X
Y
Z
Which statement is an example of diffusion?
A kitchen towel soaks up some spilt milk.
Ice cream melts in a warm room.
Pollen from flower is blown by the wind.
The smell of cooking spreads through a house.
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?
distillation and condensation
evaporation and diffusion
evaporation and condensation
distillation and diffusion
A sugar cube is dropped into a hot cup of tea.
The tea is not stirred.
Which statement explains why the tea becomes sweet?
The sugar molecules get hot and evaporate.
The sugar cube dissolves and its molecules diffuse.
The hot tea causes the sugar to melt.
The heated water molecules penetrate the sugar cube.
Diagrams X, Y, and Z represent the three states of matter.
Which change occurs during boiling?
X to Y
Y to Z
Z to x
Z to Y
Which change of state takes place during evaporation?
solid to gas
liquid to solid
liquid to gas
gas to liquid
In which process do particles move closer together but remain in motion?
condensation
diffusion
evaporation
freezing
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?
boiling
evaporation
melting
sublimation
In which changes do the particles move further apart?
condensation
evaporation
freezing
sublimation
Substance L melts at –7 °C and is a brown liquid at room temperature.
Which temperature is the boiling point of pure L?
107 °C to 117 °C
59 °C
-77 °C
-7 °C to 7 °C
