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States of Matter

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the change of state from a liquid to a gas called?

a)

Vaporization

b)

Freezing

c)

Sublimation

d)

Deposition

2.

What is the change of state from a gas to a liquid called?

a)

Deposition

b)

Condensation

c)

Melting

d)

Evaporation

3.

What is the change of state of a solid directly to a gas called?

a)

Vaporization

b)

Sublimation

c)

Freezing

d)

Condensation

4.

What is the change of state from a liquid to a solid called?

a)

Freezing

b)

Boiling

c)

Melting

d)

Vaporization

5.

Which phase has the lowest kinetic energy?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

6.

Which phase has a fixed volume and a fixed shape?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

7.

Which phase does NOT have a fixed volume or shape

a)

Soild

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

8.

What state of matter does this picture represent?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

9.

Which state of matter does this picture represent?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

10.

What state of matter does this picture represent?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

11.

Which phase change is happening in this picture?

a)

Boiling

b)

Sublimation

c)

Freezing

d)

Melting

12.

When a solid is melting the particles are... Pick all that apply

a)

Getting closer together

b)

 Getting farther apart

c)

Moving faster

d)

Moving slower 

13.

A puddle shrinks as the water becomes gas. This is an example of what?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Freezing

c)

Melting

d)

Condensation

14.

What is NOT true about solids.

a)

Solids have a fixed volume

b)

Solids have a fixed shape

c)

Solids have the lowest kinetic energy

d)

Solid particles can move past each other

15.

Which is true about gases?

a)

Gas particles have the lowest kinetic energy

b)

Gas particles have a fixed volume

c)

Gases take the shape of their container.

d)

Gases have a high density.

16.

Which state of matter has the highest kinetic energy

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

17.

Freezing and Melting happen at the same temperature

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The drops of water that appear on the outside of a cold glass of water on a hot day are an example of what?

a)

Boiling

b)

Condensation

c)

Melting

d)

Sublimation

19.

Heating a gas causes the particles to...

a)

Go faster

b)

Go slower

c)

Remain at the same speed

d)

Condense into a liquid

20.

What is the change of state from a solid to a liquid called?

a)

Boiling

b)

Sublimation

c)

Freezing

d)

Melting