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States of Matter Review (5a)

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Particles closest together
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid, liquid and gas
2.
Particles move quickest
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid, liquid and gas
3.
Particles slide past each other
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid, liquid and gas
4.
Definite shape and definite volume
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid, liquid and gas
5.
No definite shape or volume
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid, liquid and gas
6.
Which state of matter do the particles in this picture represent?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
7.
What does this picture represent? 
a)
solid
b)
liquid 
c)
gas
d)
plasma
8.
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
9.
What does this picture represent? 
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
10.
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
11.
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
12.

A state of matter that has a DEFINITE volume, but INDEFINITE shape

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

13.

The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid

a)

melting

b)

boiling

c)

freezing

d)

sublimation

14.

The temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas

a)

melting

b)

boiling

c)

freezing

d)

sublimation

15.

The temperature at which a liquid changes into a solid

a)

melting

b)

boiling

c)

freezing

d)

sublimation

16.

A change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid

a)

melting

b)

boiling

c)

freezing

d)

sublimation

17.

A measure of the force of gravity on an object

a)

weight

b)

mass

c)

density

d)

volume

18.

the amount of matter in an object

a)

mass

b)

matter

c)

weight

d)

volume

19.

The amount of space an object takes up

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

density

d)

matter

20.

the compactness of a substance.

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

density

d)

matter

21.

Anything that has mass and takes up space

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

density

d)

matter

22.

how are particles in a solid packed?

a)

loosely, no pattern

b)

moderately tight, somewhat of a pattern

c)

tight and in a pattern

23.

how are particles in a liquid packed?

a)

loosely, no pattern

b)

moderately tight, somewhat of a pattern

c)

tight and in a pattern

24.

how are particles in a gas packed?

a)

loosely, no pattern

b)

moderately tight, somewhat of a pattern

c)

tight and in a pattern

25.

Condensation

a)

Liquid to a Gas

b)

gas to a liquid

c)

solid to liquid

d)

Liquid to solid

26.
The process when water changes from a liquid to a gas is...
a)
melting
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
freezing
27.
The process when water vapor changes to a liquid is called...
a)
melting
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
freezing
28.
Which of these four choices is NOT a state of matter?
a)
mass
b)
gas
c)
liquid
d)
solid
29.
The type of matter that always keeps its own shape is...
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
matter
30.
The type of matter that takes the shape of its container is...
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
matter
31.
The type of matter that spreads out to fill a space is...
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
matter
32.
Water changing to water vapor is called...
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
melting
d)
precipitation
33.

The 3 states of matter include...

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

d)

atoms

34.

You make popsicles. What phase change happens to the liquid?

a)

melting

b)

sublimation

c)

condensation

d)

freezing

35.

What causes matter to change states?

a)

heat energy

b)

light energy

c)

sound energy

d)

none of these

36.
Changes in a materials state of matter 
a)
physical property
b)
chemical property
37.

How close together particles are is called?

a)

Mass

b)

Weight

c)

Vibrate

d)

Density

38.

How much space particles take up is called?

a)

Density

b)

Volume

c)

Mass

d)

Weight

39.

Mass is _______________.

a)

how much matter is in a object

b)

a measurement

c)

how had gravity pulls on an object

d)

how much volume is in an object

40.

Weight is ____________.

a)

How much matter is an object

b)

How hard gravity pulls on an object

c)

How much mass is in an object

d)

How much volume is in an object

41.

Whose law explains why our ears pop in an airplane?

a)

Boyle

b)

Charles

c)

Aglow

d)

Zampelli

42.
The relationship of which two variables are compared in Charles’s Law?
a)
pressure & volume
b)
volume & temperature
c)
temperature & pressure
d)
volume & moles (amount of gas)
43.

The relationship between the volume of a gas and the pressure it exerts is described by __________.

a)

Pascal's Principle

b)

Boyles' Law

c)

Science Law

d)

Newton's Law

44.

The relationship between the temperature of a gas and its volume is described by ___.

a)

Charles' Law

b)

Pascal's Principle

c)

Bernoulli Effect

d)

Science Law

45.

The temperature at which a solid begins to liquify is called _____________.

a)

heat of fusion

b)

boiling point

c)

melting point

d)

vaporization point

46.

Which of the following is the definition of "plasma" as a state of matter?

a)

boiling substance

b)

gas with positive and negative charged particles

c)

synonym for "liquid"

d)

blood

47.

The temperature at which a liquid freezes.

a)

Condensation

b)

Sublimation

c)

Freezing point

d)

Melting point

48.

Mass, volume, density are _________ ________.

a)

Observable properties

b)

Relative properties

c)

Measurable properties

49.

Color, size, shape, texture, magnetism are ___________ ___________.

a)

Observable properties

b)

Relative properties

c)

Measurable properties

50.

Combination of 2 or more properties.

a)

Compound

b)

Solution

c)

Mixture

d)

Sublimation

51.

Water can be a solid, liquid, and a gas with no chemical change.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Which will change state if you put it in the freezer?

a)

juice

b)

sand

c)

a bowl

d)

a pencil

53.

Which of the following statements best describes the motion of particles during boiling?

a)

the particles move faster and farther apart.

b)

the particles are more attracted to each other.

c)

the particles move slower and closer together.

d)

the particles break apart.

54.

Lisa places a substance into a jar. The substance does not change shape to match the shape of the jar. What is the state of matter of the substance?

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

d)

plasma

55.

A golf ball has more mass than a tennis ball because it ____.

a)

contains more matter

b)

takes up more space

c)

contains different kinds of matter

d)

has a definite composition