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States of matter

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How is a gas defined?
a)
no shape, no volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, no shape
2.
What happens when my glass of water is sitting in the sun and disappears into a gas?
a)
evaporation
b)
burning
c)
melting
d)
freezing
3.
Molecules are closest together in a 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
plasma
4.
Define a liquid
a)
no shape, no volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, no shape
5.
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
6.
Bonus Question: Change of state from a solid directly to a gas is called
a)
deposition
b)
melting
c)
evaporation
d)
sublimation
7.
Which object is a solid that keeps it's shape when it changes containers? 
a)
Chocolate milk
b)
Gravel
c)
Oxygen
8.

Which state of matter does this picture show?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

9.

What state of matter does this picture show?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

10.

Which state of matter does this picture show?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

11.

Matter is _______________________________.

a)

The amount of matter in an object.

b)

The amount of space an object occupies.

c)

Anything that has mass and volume.

12.

Mass is ________________________________.

a)

The amount of matter in an object.

b)

Anything that has Mass and volume.

c)

The amount of space an object occupies.

13.

Volume is _______________________.

a)

the amount of matter an object has.

b)

the amount of space an object occupies.

c)

anything that mass and volume.

14.

This shows

a)

oil is a miscible liquid

b)

oil is an immiscible liquid .

15.

What kind of change occurs if matter changes in amount, size, or shape?

a)

substance change

b)

chemical change

c)

physical change

d)

elemental change

16.

What is the example of the physical change?

a)

Burning firewood

b)

Rotting Banana

c)

Pencil breaking

17.
What happens when chocolate is left in a hot car?
a)
it melts
b)
it changes shape
c)
it changes from a solid to a liquid
d)
all of the above
18.

A gel ice pack getting cold after you put it in the freezer for an hour.

a)

Chemical Change

b)

Physical Change

19.

Which of these examples is a physical change?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Is this a physical or chemical change?

a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

21.

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

22.

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

23.

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

24.

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical