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SCS Year 8 States of Matter

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which state of matter are the particles mostly touching but arranged in a random way?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

2.

In which state of matter do the particles have the most energy?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

3.

Why can liquids not be compressed easily?

a)

The particles are in a random arrangement

b)

The particles are closely packed

c)

The particles are free to move over each other

d)

The particles are too large

4.

Why do solids have a fixed shape?

a)

The particles are fixed in place

b)

The particles are closely packed

c)

The particles vibrate

5.

What is the name of the change when a liquid becomes a solid?

a)

Melting

b)

Boiling

c)

Freezing

d)

Condensing

6.

What is sublimation?

a)

When a solid turns into a gas

b)

When a gas turns into a solid

c)

When a gas turns into a liquid

d)

When a solid turns into a liquid

7.

What eventually happens if energy is continually removed from a liquid?

a)

It boils

b)

It evaporates

c)

It condenses

d)

It freezes

8.

What eventually happens to a gas if its pressure is increased?

a)

It condenses

b)

It evaporates

c)

It melts

d)

It boils

9.

Which of the following will sublime at room temperature and pressure?

a)

Ice

b)

Water

c)

Graphite

d)

Solid carbon dioxide (dry ice)

10.

Which one of the following is not a property of a gas?

a)

Definite mass

b)

Can be compressed

c)

No definite shape

d)

Definite volume