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States of Matter

Total questions: 107

Worksheet time: 3620secs

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Class
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1.

Which of the following are states of matter?

a)

Gas

b)

Solid

c)

Liquid

d)

Plasma

2.
Matter that has its own shape and takes up space.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
3.
Matter that always fills the shape in a container, such as air.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
4.
Milk takes the shape of its container because it is a:
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
5.
Molecules are closest together in a 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
plasma
6.
What term describes a liquid changing to a solid?
a)
Deposition
b)
Sublimation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Freezing
7.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
8.
A gas
a)
has a definite shape but no definite volume
b)
has a definite volume but no definite shape
c)
has fast-moving particles
9.
Boiling
a)
liquid to gas
b)
gas to solid
c)
gas to liquid
d)
solid to liquid
10.

___________ is anything that has mass and takes up space.

a)

Molecules

b)

Matter

c)

Volume

11.

________ is the amount of space an object takes up.

a)

Mass

b)

Matter

c)

Volume

12.

Which state of matter does not have a definite shape but does have a definite volume?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

13.

What is the process called when a gas turns into a liquid?

a)

Condensation

b)

Melting

c)

Freezing

d)

Evaporation

14.

What is the process called when a solid changes to a liquid?

a)

Freezing

b)

Evaporation

c)

Melting

d)

Condensation

15.

What is the process called when a liquid changes into a gas?

a)

Freezing

b)

Evaporation

c)

Melting

d)

Condensation

16.

You stir sugar into a glass of warm water. What happens to the sugar?

a)

A.

All the sugar sinks to the bottom of the glass.

b)

B.

It freezes in the water.

c)

C.

It dissolves in the water.

17.

How does an ice cube change when placed in the sunlight?

a)

A.

It freezes.

b)

B.

It melts.

c)

C.

It dissolves.

18.

Which will become a solid in a freezer?

a)

A.

A metal nail

b)

B.

Juice

c)

C.

a plate

19.

John stirs sand into a glass of warm water. He knows the sand is NOT dissolving in the water. How does he know?

a)

A.

All the sand sinks to the bottom of the glass.

b)

B.

The sand spreads out and mixes completely with the water.

c)

C.

The sand melts in the water

20.

How does matter change when it burns?

a)

A.

It turns from a solid to a liquid.

b)

B.

It becomes a new type of matter.

c)

C.

It mixes with a liquid.

21.

Which word means to change from a solid to a liquid?

a)

freeze

b)

burn

c)

melt

d)

dissolve

22.

Which word means to completely mix a solid with a liquid?

a)

freeze

b)

burning

c)

melt

d)

dissolve

23.

Which word means the changing of a substance into ashes and smoke?

a)

freeze

b)

burning

c)

melt

d)

dissolve

24.

Which word means to change from a liquid to a solid?

a)

freeze

b)

burning

c)

melt

d)

dissolve

25.

Which of these are ways to change matter? Choose all that apply

a)

Making it hotter

b)

Making it colder

26.

Matter is

a)

Anything that has volume

b)

Anything that has mass

c)

Anything that has mass and volume

27.

Evaporation is the change of state of a

a)

Gas to solid

b)

Liquid to Gas

c)

Solid to liquid

d)

Liquid to Solid

28.

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

a)

Boiling

b)

Condensation

c)

Melting

d)

evaporation

29.

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

30.

Solid particles are

a)

Far apart

b)

Close, but able to move

c)

Closest together

d)

Fast moving

31.

This image is an example of what particle

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

32.

What particles move the fastest?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

33.

What is the state of matter of ice

a)

Gas

b)

Liquid

c)

Solid

34.

What is an example of a Liquid

a)

A straw

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Oil

d)

Steam

35.

What is the name of the change when a liquid becomes a solid?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Freezing

c)

boiling

d)

evaporation

36.

Why do solids have a fixed shaped?

a)

The particles vibrate

b)

The particles are fixed in place

c)

The particles are closely packed together

d)

The particles are free moving

37.

True or false? The particles of gas are far apart

a)

False

b)

True

38.

When a gas reaches its condensation point what does it become?

a)

Solid

b)

Gas

c)

Liquid

39.

When a liquid reaches its freezing point what does it become?

a)

Liquid

b)

Gas

c)

Solid

d)

Plasma

40.

______ is anything that takes up space and has weight.

a)

Mass

b)

Matter

c)

Machine

d)

Music

41.

Which form os matter keeps its shape?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

42.

Which form of matter takes the shape of its container?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

43.

Which form of matter fills its container?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

44.

Which is not matter?

a)

desk

b)

water

c)

oxygen

d)

dreams

45.

Which is an example of a solid?

a)

juice

b)

pencil

c)

air in a balloon

46.

Which is an example of a liquid?

a)

table

b)

milk

c)

helium

47.

Which is an example of a gas?

a)

car

b)

water

c)

carbon dioxide

48.

When some solids are heated, such as ice, it becomes what kind of matter?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

49.

Why is a carrot considered a solid?

a)

because it is orange

b)

because it keeps its shape

c)

because we can eat it

50.

Volume is the amount of space an object takes.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

All matter is made up of atoms. In which form of matter are the atoms packed tightly together?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

52.

In which form of matter do the atoms have more movement?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

53.

In which form of matter do the atoms freely move around?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

54.

What are the 3 states of matter?

a)

Solids, Liquids and gas

b)

Solids, paper and atoms

c)

Liquids, solids, hot

d)

hot, cold, wet

55.

What state of matter is taken place here?

a)

Solid to gas

b)

Solid to liquid

c)

Gas to solid

d)

liquid to liquid

56.

Liquids can change to a solid?

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Solids can change to a liquid?

a)

False

b)

True

58.

What is the characteristics of this object?

a)

cold, liquid

b)

gas, liquid

c)

cold and solid

d)

hot and cold

59.

Everything around us is made of matter, from the air we breathe, to the water we drink. Even our bodies.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

What determines the states of matter a material is in?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

temperature

d)

gas

61.

Liquid has a fixed shape

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Solid has a fixed shape

a)

True

b)

False

63.

All of the following are characteristics of a solid except

a)

grab it

b)

hold it

c)

drink it

d)

poke it

64.

Water is in the gas phase is called steam

a)

True

b)

False

65.

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

a)

False

b)

True

66.

A sponge is a good model of air?

a)

False

b)

True

67.

Compression means something is getting bigger and air is taken in

a)

False

b)

True

68.

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

a)

False

b)

True

69.

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.

70.

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.

71.

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

72.

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

volume?

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

d)

none

73.

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.

74.

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.

75.

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

76.

Use the table to answer the question.

Sample Z could be _______.

a)

egg shell

b)

rock

c)

water

d)

glass

77.

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

78.

What kind of matter expands to fill the

container it is in?

a)

liquid

b)

powder

c)

solid

d)

gas

79.

Matter is made of tiny particles called atoms and molecules.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

Which of the following statements about the particle theory of matter is incorrect?

a)

All matter is made up of tiny particles.

b)

All substances are made of the same particles.

c)

The particles can move when they are heated.

d)

Particles are held together by strong electrical forces.

81.

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

d)

Plasma state

82.

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

a)

Solid state

b)

Liquid state

c)

Gas state

d)

Plasma state

83.

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

a)

Solid state

b)

Liquid state

c)

Gas state

d)

Plasma state

84.

What change of state is taking place in this photograph?

a)

Condensation

b)

Freezing

c)

Vaporization

d)

Melting

85.

What change of state is taking place in this photograph?

a)

Condensation

b)

Freezing

c)

Vaporization

d)

Melting

86.

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

a)

Condensation

b)

Freezing

c)

Vaporization

d)

Melting

87.

Which of the following is a property of gases?

a)

They have a definite volume.

b)

They are not compressible.

c)

They have no definite shape.

d)

They have no ability to flow.

88.

The diagram shows the way the particles of a solid occupy space. Select the property of a solid that is consistent with this micro-view.

a)

No define shape

b)

Cannot be compressed

c)

No definite volume

89.

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.

90.

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.

91.

Which is NOT a property of a solid?

a)

They do not flow.

b)

Definite volume.

c)

No definite shape.

d)

They are incompressible.

92.

Which state of matter is represented in the following diagram?

a)

Liquid

b)

Liquid and gas

c)

Gas

d)

Solid

93.

Which of the following states is correct?

a)

Gases cannot be compressed.

b)

Solids are easily compressed.

c)

Gases are easier to compress than solids.

d)

Liquids cannot be compressed or expanded.

94.

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

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Condensing

d)

Vaporizing

95.
What is the correct order of the states of matter?
a)
Solid, Liquid, Gas
b)
Gas, Liquid, Solid
c)
Liquid, Gas, Solid
d)
Solid, Gas, Liquid
96.
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.
97.
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.
98.
The molecules in which state of matter spread out until they fill the container no matter how big this container is? 
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
WRONG
99.

This state of matter expands to fill its container.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

100.

This state of matter has a firm, unchanging physical structure.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

101.

This state of matter has a constant volume, but fits the space of the container holding it.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

102.

A gas typically consists of:

a)

low energy particles that experience high attractive forces between them.

b)

low energy particles that experience no attractive forces between them.

c)

high energy particles that experience high attractive forces between them.

d)

high energy particles that experience little attractive force between them

103.

Which process could cause a material to change state from gas to liquid?

a)

Adding heat

b)

Adding energy

c)

Removing particles

d)

Removing energy

104.

If I add heat to a solid, how will the motion of the particles be affected?

a)

They will move slower

b)

They will stop moving

c)

They will move faster

d)

They will move to a different container

105.

Which image shows particles in a liquid?

a)
b)
c)
106.

Which image shows particles in a solid?

a)
b)
c)
107.

To change water from a solid to a liquid to a gas, you must...

a)

add heat

b)

remove heat

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