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matter

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and juice
b)
solid and liquid
c)
solid and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and gas
2.
Molecules are closest together in a 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
plasma
3.
Water can be a solid, liquid, and a gas.
a)
True
b)
False
liquid
4.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
5.
Air is an example of a
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
6.
Which of the following statements describes a solid?
a)
It has a fixed shape
b)
It takes the shape of it's container
7.
A chemical change
a)
doesn't really change much.
b)
creates a new substance
c)
is a change in the state of matter
8.

Water can change state. What happens to water during condensation?

a)

It changes from liquid to a gas.

b)

It changes from a gas to a liquid.

c)

It changes from a liquid to a solid.

d)

It changes from a solid to a liquid.

9.
A physical property can be observed with your
a)
Eyes
b)
Ears
c)
Tastes
d)
All of the above
10.
Which change can occur when  you add heat energy to water?
a)
The water can change from a liquid to a solid
b)
The water can change from a gas to a liquid
c)
The water can change from a liquid to a gas
d)
The water can change from a solid to a liquid
11.
Adding HEAT to matter causes its particles to:
a)
move faster and farther apart
b)
Move slower and farther apart
c)
Move faster and closer together
d)
Move slower and closer together
12.
Solids have a definite _______________.
a)
smell
b)
shape
c)
picture
d)
sound
13.
________________ is anything that has mass and takes up space.
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
weight
14.
This state of matter does not have a definite size or shape.
a)
gas
b)
toys
c)
solid
d)
milk
15.
Iron + oxygen = rust is an example of a ___________.
a)
physical property/change
b)
chemical property/change
c)
mass
d)
volume
16.
A student was asked to help pass out cups of hot chocolate to two other students.  A teacher poured the steaming liquid into cups.  Once cup was made of stainless steel and the other was made of thick plastic.  As the student walked across the room, he suddenly put one of the cups on a desk and exclaimed "Ouch".  Which cup did he put down and why?
a)
He put down the plastic cup because the contents were spilling everywhere.
b)
He put down the steel cup because it was conducting thermal energy from the liquid to his hand.
c)
He put down the steel cup because it was insulating thermal energy from the liquid to his hand.
d)
He put down the plastic cup because it was insulating thermal energy from the liquid to his hand.
17.

Butter on a hot pancake is an example of?

a)

Freezing

b)

Melting

c)

Condensation

d)

Freezing

18.

Water turning into ice is an example of?

a)

Condensation

b)

Freezing

c)

Melting

d)

Evaporation

19.

When your glasses get foggy is an example of?

a)

Freezing

b)

Melting

c)

Condensation

d)

Evaporation

20.

Steam is an example of?

a)

Condensation

b)

Melting

c)

Freezing

d)

Evaporation

21.

Do particles (or the atoms) in a substance ever stop moving?!

a)

No

b)

Yes

22.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
23.

Diffusion occurs only in solids

a)

True

b)

False

24.

How do the particles move in diffusion?

a)

From a region of low concentration to a region of high concentration

b)

From a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration

c)

From a region of low concentration to a region of low concentration

d)

From a region of high concentration to a region of high concentration

25.

How long does diffusion last?

a)

Until the concentration of particles in the system is equal

b)

(Select this answer and I swear i'll make it harder for you in the assessment task)

c)

Until a region in the system has a greater concentration of particles than the other

d)

Until the particles disappear from the system