WorksheetsChanges in states of matter
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A large piece of ice is placed on the sidewalk on a warm day. What will happen to the ice?
a)
It will melt to form liquid water
b)
It will melt to form water vapor
c)
It will not change at all.
d)
It will freeze to form liquid water.
2.
An ice cube is placed in a pan. The pan is placed over an open flame. Which change will MOST likely happen over time?
a)
The ice changes to a gas then a liquid
b)
The ice changes to a gas and then back to a solid
c)
The ice changes to a liquid then to a gas.
d)
The ice changes to a liquid and back to a solid.
3.
How can you make liquid water become a solid?
a)
Add a lot of salt to the water.
b)
Put the water in a very cold place
c)
Shake the water container very fast.
d)
Heat the water on the stove.
4.
Snow turns to liquid water when it
a)
freezes
b)
evaporates
c)
condenses
d)
melts.
5.
John placed a pot of water on a stove. As the water boils, how does the state of the water change?
a)
from gas to liquid
b)
from liquid to a gas
c)
from a liquid to a solid
d)
from a solid to a liquid
6.
Bob filled a tray with juice and put it in the freezer. The next day Bob opened the freezer. How did the juice MOST likely change?
a)
It became a solid.
b)
It became a gas
c)
It condensed
d)
It evaporated.
7.
When ice melts, it becomes a
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
8.
Which is MOST likely to happen to a solid substance that is heated?
a)
It will evaporate.
b)
It will boil
c)
It will melt.
d)
It will harden.
9.
A student places a pan of water on a stove. What happens to some of the water as it is heated to a boil?
a)
It gets destroyed.
b)
It gets new atomic bonds
c)
It becomes solid.
d)
It becomes a gas.
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.
Anna is holding an ice cube. Why does the ice cube melt in her hand?
a)
Heat moves from her hand to the ice cube.
b)
Cold moves from her hand to the ice cube.
c)
Heat moves from the ice cube to her hand.
d)
Cold moves from the ice cube to her hand.
12.
When thermal energy is increased in a solid, what change in state is happening?
a)
Melting
b)
Evaporation
c)
Freezing
d)
Condensation
13.
When thermal energy is decreased in a liquid, what change in state is happening?
a)
Melting
b)
Freezing
c)
Condensation
d)
Evaporation
14.
When thermal energy is increased in a liquid, what change in state is happening?
a)
Melting
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Freezing
15.
When thermal energy is decreased in a gas, what change in state is happening?
a)
Melting
b)
Freezing
c)
Evaporation
d)
Condensation
16.
When thermal energy is increased in a liquid and evaporation occurs, what state of matter does the liquid change into?
a)
Solid
b)
Gas
17.
When thermal energy is decreased in a liquid and freezing occurs, what state of matter does the liquid change into?
a)
Gas
b)
Solid
18.
What happens to the movement of the particles in a substance when the thermal energy is increased?
a)
Speed Up
b)
Slow Down
19.
A large piece of ice is placed on the sidewalk on a warm day. What will happen to the ice?
a)
It will melt to form liquid water
b)
It will melt to form water vapor
c)
It will not change at all.
d)
It will freeze to form liquid water.
20.
An ice cube is placed in a pan. The pan is placed over an open flame. Which change will MOST likely happen over time?
a)
The ice changes to a gas then a liquid
b)
The ice changes to a gas and then back to a solid
c)
The ice changes to a liquid then to a gas.
d)
The ice changes to a liquid and back to a solid.
21.
A substance that has a temperature below its melting point would be in . . .
a)
a gaseous state of matter
b)
a liquid state of matter
c)
a solid state of matter
d)
a plasma state of matter
22.
When water molecules slow down and move closer together ...
a)
the water separates into hydrogen and oxygen.
b)
the water turns into liquid nitrogen.
c)
the water turns into water vapor.
d)
the water turns into ice.
23.
Examine the table. At which temperature would the element radon be a solid?
a)
50 degrees celsius
b)
-50 degrees celsius
c)
-65 degrees celsius
d)
-83 degrees celsius
24.
Examine the image. Which arrow shows the process of condensation?
a)
arrow A
b)
arrow B
c)
arrow C
d)
arrow D
e)
none of the arrow choices
25.
Examine the image. Arrow D shows the process of . . .
a)
melting
b)
deposition
c)
freezing
d)
vaporization
e)
sublimation
26.
What is an example of sublimation?
a)
Ice cream melting
b)
Dry ice
27.
When a gas forms directly into a solid, skipping the liquid phase
a)
deposition
b)
sublimation
c)
evaporation
d)
condensation
28.
Sublimation is
a)
when solid turns into gas
b)
when gas turns into plasma
c)
when liquid turns into gas
d)
when gas turns into solid
29.
Frost forming on leaves on a spring morning is an example of _______________.
a)
sublimation
b)
freezing
c)
melting
d)
deposition
30.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
texture, volume, mass
b)
density, volume, mass
c)
solid, liquid, gas
d)
density, color, volume
31.
What is a gas?
a)
Gases have their own shape and size.
b)
Gases take the shape of their container.
c)
Gases spread out to fill space.
32.
What is a liquid?
a)
Liquids have their own shape and size.
b)
Liquids take the shape of their container.
c)
Liquids spread out to fill space.
33.
What is a solid?
a)
Solids have their own shape and size.
b)
Solids take the shape of their container.
c)
Solids spread out to fill space.
34.
Adding a lot of heat to solid changes it to a...
a)
liquid
b)
gas
c)
solid
35.
Justin placed an ice cube in a tray on a window sill. Over the next few minutes the ice melted. As this was happening, the ice:
a)
gained energy
b)
gained mass
c)
lost energy
d)
lost mass
36.
This water is changing from a liquid to a gas via _______.
a)
vaporization
b)
boiling
c)
evaporation
d)
condensation
37.
During the process of condensation, a gas is _______ down to a liquid.
a)
getting
b)
smelling
c)
heating
d)
cooling
38.
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.
39.
This image shows:
a)
Molecules in solid have the greatest amount of energy.
b)
Molecules in a liquid have the greatest amount of energy.
c)
Molecules in a gas have the greatest amount of energy.
d)
They have equal amounts of energy.
40.
When a gas changes into a liquid, it is called ......
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
melting
d)
freezing
41.
When the temperature of matter decreases the particles ...
a)
speed up and move farther apart
b)
speed up and move closer together
c)
slow down and move farther apart
d)
slow down and move closer together
42.
When air in a hot air balloon is heated the air inside the baloon...
a)
expands
b)
contracts
c)
evaporates
d)
condenses
43.
Railroad tracks have gaps between rails so they don't buckle in hot weather because
a)
thermal conductivity
b)
specific heat
c)
thermal expansion
d)
thermal insulation
44.
When thermal energy is added to a substance, the substance's particles move:
a)
More rapidly at an increased diestance from each other.
b)
More rapidly with less distance between each other.
c)
More slowly with a greater distance between each other.
d)
More slowly with a reduced distance between each other.
45.
Thermal energy always moves:
a)
From a high temperature object to a lower temperature object.
b)
From a lower temperature object to a higher temperature object.
c)
From an object with lower kinetic energy to an object with higher kinetic energy.
d)
From an object of higher mass to an object of lower mass.
46.
All matter is made of _____ that are constantly moving.
a)
insulators
b)
particles
c)
convection
d)
pieces of plastic
47.
If an object has particles that are moving very slowly, the object's temperature is probably ______.
a)
hot
b)
small
c)
cold
d)
big
48.
If an object has particles that are moving very quickly, the object 's temperature is probably _____.
a)
cold
b)
slow
c)
big
d)
hot
49.
The liquid in a thermometer ______________ as the temperature increases.
a)
expands
b)
disappears
c)
freezes
d)
explodes
50.
Which substance is the gas?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
51.
Which of the following is NOT a part of the Kinetic Theory of Matter?
a)
All matter is made up of tiny particles.
b)
Occasionally, particles stop moving.
c)
Particles are always moving in random paths.
d)
The type of movement of particles depends on the amount of energy.
52.
The energy of an object as it is in motion is defined as
a)
Kinetic Theory
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Potential energy
d)
Electric energy
53.
Which of the following states of matter has the LOWEST level of energy?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Plasma
54.
What happens to the average kinetic energy of matter when it is heated?
a)
It increases
b)
It decreases
c)
It doesn't change
d)
It cannot be determined
55.
What state of matter is shown in the image?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Thermal Energy
56.
At what temperature does matter change phases from a solid to a liquid?
a)
Melting Point
b)
Boiling Point
c)
100 degrees Celsius
d)
Condensation Point
57.
If the atoms of an object are moving fast, the temperature would be...
a)
High
b)
Low
58.
When the temperature of matter decreases the particles ...
a)
speed up and move farther apart
b)
speed up and move closer together
c)
slow down and move farther apart
d)
slow down and move closer together
59.
When air in a hot air balloon is heated the air inside the baloon...
a)
expands
b)
contracts
c)
evaporates
d)
condenses
60.
When thermal energy is added to a substance, the substance's particles move:
a)
More rapidly at an increased diestance from each other.
b)
More rapidly with less distance between each other.
c)
More slowly with a greater distance between each other.
d)
More slowly with a reduced distance between each other.
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