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States of Matter

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Condensation occurs when water vapour....

a)

loses heat

b)

gains heat

2.

Boiling occurs when water ...

a)

loses heat

b)

gains heat

3.

Boiling involves a change of state from ___ to ___.

a)

Solid to Liquid

b)

Liquid to Gaseous

c)

Gaseous to Liquid

d)

Liquid to Solid

4.
To clean spectacles, people often breathe out on the spectacles. This is an example of__________.  
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
5.

Evaporation occurs only _____

a)

after boiling

b)

after extreme cooling

c)

at surface of a liquid

d)

if boiling occurs at atmospheric pressure

6.

Drying clothes in sunlight is the example of ______

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

7.
To determine the freezing and melting points use a 
a)
thermometer
b)
scale
c)
balance
8.

Has its own shape

a)

Gas

b)

Solid

c)

LIquid

9.

What is happening at the boiling point?

a)

liquid to gas

b)

solid to liquid

c)

gas to liquid

d)

liquid to solid

10.

What is water's freezing point?

a)

100 C

b)

0 C

c)

32 C

d)

5 C

11.

The teacher heats a pot of water. Once the water reaches 100°C, which point has the water reached?

a)

Freezing

b)

Boiling

c)

Melting

d)

Evaporation

12.

During evaporation, water ___________

a)

loses heat

b)

gains heat

13.

Evaporation takes place at any temperature

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Sam kept some water out side in the sun next day he saw nothing in the glass what happen to the water?

a)

It disappeared

b)

It evaporated

c)

Magic

15.

As temperature decreases, what happens to particles?

a)

They speed up

b)

They slow down

16.

Sara heated the same amount of liquid at the same temperature in Container A and Container B. In which container will the liquid evaporate faster?

a)

Container A

b)

Container B

17.

Some water is evaporating from a puddle. What happens to the rate of evaporation when the temperature rises?

a)

It will evaporate slower

b)

It will evaporate faster

18.

Washed clothes can dry faster when __________.(Choose 3 options)

a)

They are widely spread

b)

When the weather is warm

c)

When it is windy

d)

In winter

19.
A _______ is/are an example(s) of matter.
a)
shoe
b)
pencil
c)
computer
d)
all of the above
20.

Which process is faster?

a)

Boiling

b)

Evaporation

c)

Both

21.

Evaporation involves a change of state from ___ to ___.

a)

Solid to Liquid

b)

Gaseous to Liquid

c)

Liquid to Gaseous

d)

Liquid to Solid

22.

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

23.
A _______ is/are an example(s) of matter.
a)
shoe
b)
pencil
c)
computer
d)
all of the above
24.

When does sweat help to cool you down?

a)

When it is coming out your pores

b)

When it is covering your skin

c)

When it is evaporating from your skin

25.
Which thing in this picture represents a gas? 
a)
ice cubes
b)
bubbles 
c)
soda
26.

What is matter?

a)

anything

b)

something that has mass

c)

anything that has mass and takes up space

d)

what's the matter with you?

27.
If the tops were removed from the cylinders, the following would happen:
a)
The solid would fly out of the container
b)
The liquid would fly out of the container.
c)
The gas would fly out of the container.
d)
They ALL would fly out of the container.
28.
The molecules in the picture are tightly held together with little movement. They have shape and energy.  Therefore, the picture represents _________.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
29.
On a hot summer day chocolate candy can melt in your pocket.  How can you get the chocolate to return to a solid?
a)
add heat
b)
leave it in your pocket
c)
cool it in the refrigerator
d)
leave it outside
30.
Milk takes the shape of its container because it is a:
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas