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States of Matter

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At higher temperatures

a)

particles in an object have less energy

b)

particles in an object move faster

c)

a gas contracts

2.

A gas has...

a)

has fast-moving particles

b)

has a definite shape but no definite volume

c)

has a definite volume but no definite shape

3.

What is Freezing Point ?

a)

Solid to Gas

b)

Gas to Solid

c)

Liquid to Solid

d)

Liquid to Gas

4.

What is Boiling Point ?

a)

liquid to gas

b)

gas to solid

c)

gas to liquid

d)

solid to liquid

5.

What State of Matter has tightly packed particles ?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

6.

What State of Matter has a definite shape ?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

7.

What happens when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid ?

a)

freezing

b)

burning

c)

melting

d)

evaporation

8.

Define a liquid.

a)

Indefinite shape, indefinite volume

b)

Definite shape, definite volume

c)

Found in stars

d)

Definite volume, indefinite shape

9.

which state of matter has no definite shape or size ?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

10.

Particles (molecules) in a ______________ have more energy than the other states of matter.

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

11.

Particles of a liquid

a)

are tightly packed together and stay in a fixed position

b)

are free to move around one another but still touch.

c)

decrease in volume with increasing temperature.

d)

have no viscosity.

12.

What term describes a solid changing to a gas?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Sublimation

c)

Deposition

d)

Freezing

13.

Particles (molecules) in a ______________ have more energy than the other states of matter.

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

14.

What is condensation?

a)

solid to liquid

b)

gas to liquid

c)

gas to solid

d)

liquid to solid

15.

The speed of the molecules determines the _____.

a)

temperature

b)

pressure

c)

density

d)

volume

16.

Which has a greater distance between particles?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

17.

The slower the particles in a substance move,

a)

the colder it is.

b)

the warmer it is.

c)

the more energy it has.

d)

the less energy it has.

18.

Thermal energy is...

a)

heat energy.

b)

an indication of physical change.

c)

energy of nuclear processes.

d)

the energy of motion

19.

A chemical change ...

a)

doesn't really change much.

b)

creates a new substance

c)

is a change in the state of matter

20.

A physical change is...

a)

a change that doesn't change the identity

b)

a change that makes something new.

c)

a chemical reaction