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States of Matter (practice)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is the Scientific term for teeny, tiny "ickle parts"...

a)

Solid

b)

Particle

c)

Melting

d)

Greenhouse gases

2.

When the particles are not close together and can fly around, freely, this form would be...

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

3.

When the particles are squashed tightly together with hardly any space between them, this form would be...

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

4.

When particles can slip and slide over and around each other, but still stay close to others, this form would be...

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

5.

Tick the things which are liquids:

a)

Shampoo

b)

Oil

c)

Sand

d)

Hand sanitizer

6.

Tick the things which are solids:

a)

Sand

b)

Metal

c)

Glass

d)

Oxygen

7.

Tick the things which are gases:

a)

Methane

b)

Helium

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Shoes

8.

When heat is added to a solid to turn it to liquid, we call this process...

(a)  

9.

When we take a liquid and cool it down so much that it becomes solid, we call this process...

(a)  

10.

When I heat liquid water it will change into what?

a)

A solid

b)

A liquid

c)

A gas

d)

A particle

11.

If I place a cold surface over hot steam it will turn into...

a)

a solid.

b)

a liquid.

c)

a gas.

d)

a particle.

12.

If I drip hot candle wax onto a cool surface it will turn from a liquid to...

a)

a gas.

b)

a liquid.

c)

a particle.

d)

a solid.

13.

Liquid chocolate can be turned back into a solid by...

a)

heating.

b)

cooling.

c)

stirring.

d)

shaking.

14.

Which of these are PROCESSES?

a)

Chocolate

b)

Freezing

c)

Ice

d)

Melting

15.

Which of these would describe MELTING?

a)

Ice cream becoming runny in the sun.

b)

Steam fogging up the bathroom when the shower is on.

c)

A chocolate bar going all squishy in your pocket.

d)

Butter in a frying pan starting to sizzle.

16.

Which of these is a process?

a)

Collection

b)

Evaporation

c)

Clouds

d)

Particles

17.

Freezing is a process.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Cold is a process.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

All processes need a change in temperature. (To get hotter or colder.)

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Clouds hold liquid water which has condensed from a gas, because it cooled down.

a)

True

b)

False