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Matter

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What state of matter is this

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

2.

What state of matter is this

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

3.

What state of matter is this

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

4.

What state of matter is this (inside)

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

5.

What state of matter is this

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

6.

Which state of matter does this picture show?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

7.

Which state of matter is represented in the following diagram?

a)

Liquid

b)

Gas

c)

Solid

8.
The steam coming off the pot of boiling water is an example of....
a)
a solid becoming a liquid
b)
a liquid becoming a solid
c)
a liquid becoming a gas
d)
a gas becoming a liquid
9.
Which of the following statements is NOT true of all different types of matter?
a)
They are made of atoms and molecules
b)
The particles are always in motion
c)
The particles always move at the same speed
d)
They are made of particles that are too small to see
10.

At higher temperatures _____________

a)

atoms in an object have less energy and move slower

b)

atoms in an object have more energy and move faster

11.

As temperature increases, what happens to atoms?

a)

They speed up

b)

They slow down

12.

What is happening in this picture of this lake freezing?

a)

atoms are speeding up

b)

atoms are slowing down

13.

Matter is made of tiny particles called atoms

a)

True

b)

False

14.

State of matter that takes the shape of it's container and has a definite volume.

a)

Solid state

b)

Liquid state

c)

Gas state

15.

State of matter that can fill containers with no fixed shape or volume.

a)

Solid state

b)

Liquid state

c)

Gas state

16.

State of matter in which materials have a definite shape and volume.

a)

Solid state

b)

Liquid state

c)

Gas state

17.

What change of state is taking place in this photograph?

a)

Condensation

b)

Freezing

c)

Melting

18.

Which of the following is a property of gases?

a)

They have a definite volume.

b)

They have no definite shape.

c)

They have no ability to flow.

19.

Which change of state occurs when particles in a solid begin to move slowly past each other?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Condensing

20.

Draw a solid/ dibuja un sólido

21.

Draw a liquid/ dibuja un líquido

22.

Draw a gas/ Dibuja un gaseoso

23.

Choose ALL the solid objects

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

Choose ALL the liquid objects

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

Choose ALL the gas objects

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

Liquid

a)
b)
27.

Gas

a)
b)
28.

Solid

a)
b)
c)
29.

Evaporation is the change of state of a

a)

Gas to solid

b)

Liquid to Gas

c)

Solid to liquid

d)

Liquid to Solid

30.

What is the state change that occurs, when ice turns into a liquid?

a)

Boiling

b)

Condensation

c)

Melting

d)

evaporation

31.

Condensation is when

a)

Liquid turns to a solid

b)

Gas turns to liquid

c)

Solid turns to liquid

d)

Liquid turns to a gas

32.

This image is an example of what particle

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

33.

Which statements better define the following element:

a)

Liquid and Solid

b)

Gas and Liquid

c)

Solid and Gas

d)

Gas and Plasma

34.

What change of state is taking place in this photograph?

a)

Condensation

b)

Freezing

c)

Vaporization

d)

Melting

35.

The diagram shows the changes in state of water (H2O). What is the process Z called?

a)

Condensation

b)

Freezing

c)

Vaporization

d)

Melting

36.

When a beaker of water is heated its volume increases a little. What is happening to the particles in the liquid?

a)

They are getting bigger.

b)

They are moving slower.

c)

They are moving faster.

d)

They are getting smaller.

37.

When you place a bottle of water in the freezer its volume increases. What is happening to the particles in the liquid?

a)

They are getting bigger.

b)

They are moving slower.

c)

They are moving faster.

d)

They are getting smaller.

38.

Everything is made of...

a)

Solid

b)

Matter

c)

Gas

d)

Liquid

39.

Draw how the particles look in solid form

40.

Which state of matter is represented by the particles in the image?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

41.

Which is a liquid?

a)
b)
c)
d)
42.

Draw how the particles look in a gaseous form

43.

What state of matter takes the shape of the container it's in and can be poured?

(a)  

44.

What is the hardest state of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Gas

c)

Plasma

d)

Liquid

45.

When you heat up a solid, the particles....

a)

Lose Mass

b)

Slow Down

c)

Get Bigger

d)

Move Faster

46.

What determines the states of matter a material is in?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

temperature

d)

gas

47.

Liquid has a fixed shape

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Solid has a fixed shape

a)

True

b)

False

49.

All of the following are characteristics of a solid except

a)

grab it

b)

hold it

c)

drink it

d)

poke it

50.

Water is in the gas phase is called steam

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Your eyes can see water vapor and your nose can detect water vapor?

a)

False

b)

True

52.

What is melting?

4 lines
53.

What is Freezing?

4 lines
54.

What is Boiling?

4 lines
55.

What does humid mean?

4 lines
56.

A sponge is a good model of air?

a)

False

b)

True

57.

Compression means something is getting bigger and air is taken in

a)

False

b)

True

58.

What does the word expansion mean?

4 lines
59.

Liquids like candle wax have to be frozen in order to change to a solid

a)

False

b)

True

60.

List water in all 3 states

4 lines
61.

What is the difference between states of matter and phases of matter

4 lines
62.

Select the true statement.

a)

Solids are measured only in volume.

b)

Gases hold their shape.

c)

Solids take the shape of their containers.

d)

Liquids take the shape of their containers.

63.

In which of the following states of matter does a substance expand to fill the entire volume of its container?

a)

Liquid only.

b)

Liquid and gas only.

c)

Solid, liquid, and gas.

d)

Gas only.

64.

The material shown is not in a container, but its length, width, and depth can be measured. What state of matter is the substance in?

a)

magnetic

b)

gas

c)

liquid

d)

solid

65.

Which of the following phases of water has neither a definite shape nor a constant

volume?

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

d)

none

66.

Jacobi used an air pump to inflate a soccer ball.

As Jacobi pumped air into the soccer ball, the ball expanded.

The expansion of the ball when air was added shows that ________.

a)

adding air to the ball made the ball weigh less.

b)

air is not matter, so it has no small particles.

c)

air is a type of matter.

d)

air can change from a gas to a solid.

67.

How do water particles behave when they are in the gas state?

a)

The molecules do not move.

b)

The molecules can move short distances and vibrate slightly.

c)

The molecules are packed together in patterns.

d)

The molecules move freely and rapidly in all directions.

68.

Jose was doing an investigation on volume. He had four different objects, and he was supposed to compare their volumes by placing each one in a beaker of water and measuring how much the water level rose when the object was placed in the water. His results are shown below.

Which object has the smallest volume?

a)

pair of dice

b)

rubber ball

c)

toy truck

d)

lip balm

69.

Use the table to answer the question.

Sample Z could be _______.

a)

egg shell

b)

rock

c)

water

d)

glass

70.

Derek wanted to find the volume of one of his toy army men. He filled a graduated

cylinder with 50 mL of water, then put the army man in the graduated cylinder.

Afterward, the graduated cylinder read 78mL. What is the volume of the army man?

a)

28mL

b)

35mL

c)

78mL

d)

20mL

71.

What kind of matter expands to fill the

container it is in?

a)

liquid

b)

powder

c)

solid

d)

gas

72.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
73.
Which form of matter does not take the shape of its container?
a)
liquid
b)
gas
c)
solid
d)
air
74.
How is a gas defined?
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
75.

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.

76.

The slower the particles in a substance move,

a)

the colder it is.

b)

the warmer it is.

c)

the more energy it has.

77.

What state of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma!!!

78.

What state of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

79.

What state of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

80.
When the temperature of matter increases the particles...
a)
speed up and move closer
b)
speed up and move farther apart
c)
slow down and move closer together
d)
slow down and move farther apart
81.

What is the phase change of a solid to a liquid?

a)

freezing

b)

melting

c)

boiling

d)

condensation

82.
5. What is it called when a solid turns directly into a gas?
a)
Sublimation
b)
Condensation
c)
Liquid
83.
7. All phase changes (changing states) requires energy to be added or taken away.
a)
True
b)
False
84.
Change from Gas to Solid is called........
a)
Sublimation
b)
Deposition
c)
Fusion
d)
condensation
85.

Change from Liquid to Solid is called ...

a)

fusion

b)

Freezing

c)

sublimation

d)

evaporation

86.
Change from gas to liquid...
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
expansion
d)
movement
87.

Change from liquid to gas is called....

a)

expansion

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

sublimation

88.

What state/phase is the object likely from points A to B?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

89.

What is happening to the particles in the substance between points D and E?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Vaporizing

d)

Sublimating

90.

Where on the graph are phase changes taking place?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

91.
Are there molecules moving in a solid brick?
a)
yes
b)
no
c)
maybe
d)
not sure
92.

The molecules in a solid object __________.

a)

flow freely around each other

b)

vibrate slowly

c)

are completely still all the time

d)

irritate Marvin the Martian

93.

There is ________ space between liquid particles than solid particles allowing for ________ movement.

a)

less / less

b)

less / more

c)

no / no

d)

more / more

94.

A solid becomes a liquid through the process of:

a)

Dehydration

b)

Vaporization

c)

Melting

d)

Magic

95.
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.
96.

What happens to the movement of the particles in a substance when the heat energy is increased?

a)

They Speed Up

b)

They Slow Down

c)

Nothing Happens

d)

Disco Dancing Occurs

97.

Dry ice changing from a solid to a gas is known as...

a)

freezing

b)

Jumping Jack Flash

c)

vaporization/boiling

d)

sublimation

98.

Molecules change position easily and slide past one another.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Tapioca Pudding

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