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Solids, Liquids, & Gases

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is/are not a state of matters

a)

plasma

b)

solid

c)

liquid

d)

color

e)

gas

2.

Particles movement = move slowly, can only vibrate in place

a)
b)
c)
3.

Particles movement = move faster but not as fast as gas

a)
b)
c)
4.

Particles movement = very fast

a)
b)
c)
5.

State of matters = gas

a)
b)
c)
6.

State of matters = solid

a)
b)
c)
7.

State of matters = liquid

a)
b)
c)
8.

Definite shape and volume

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

9.

No definite shape, but has definite volume

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

10.

No definite shape, but no definite volume

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

11.

Energy due to motions

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Thermal energy

12.

A substance in its which state has the least kinetic energy

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gaseous

13.

A substance in its which state has the most kinetic energy

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gaseous

14.

Stored energy.

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Thermal energy

15.
a)

Sublimation

b)

Boiling

c)

Freezing

d)

Deposition

e)

Condensation

16.
a)

Sublimation

b)

Boiling

c)

Freezing

d)

Deposition

e)

Condensation

17.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
solid, volume, mass
b)
density, volume, mass
c)
solid, liquid, gas
d)
density, gas, volume
18.

What is MATTER?

a)

Anything that has MASS

b)

Anything that takes up SPACE

c)

Anything that has MASS and takes up SPACE

d)

Anything that DOES NOT have mass or take up space

19.
Which form of matter has a definite shape like this picture?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
d)
clay
20.
Which form of matter take the shape of a container like this juice?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
glass
d)
gas
21.
Which form of matter fills the space like it has in the balloon?
a)
liquid
b)
string
c)
solid
d)
gas
22.

When water is frozen, it is called

a)

rain

b)

ice

c)

liquid

23.

When water boils, it becomes a

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

snow

24.

If you add heat to frozen water, what happens?

a)

It will get colder.

b)

It will melt.

c)

It will disappear.

25.

What do you need to change solid water back into a liquid?

a)

heat

b)

coldness

c)

you can't change solid water into a liquid

26.
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
27.
Liquid particles are...
a)
tightly packed.
b)
loosely bonded and flowing.
c)
free to fly in all directions.
d)
so hot that the electrons are removed from the nucleus.
28.
Solid particles are...
a)
tightly packed.
b)
loosely bonded and flowing.
c)
free to fly in all directions.
d)
so hot that the electrons are removed from the nucleus.
29.
Gas particles are...
a)
tightly packed.
b)
loosely bonded and flowing.
c)
free to fly in all directions.
d)
so hot that the electrons are removed from the nucleus.
30.
Gas particles have the _______ energy.
a)
most
b)
middle amount of
c)
least
31.
Solid particles have the _________ energy.
a)
most
b)
middle amount of
c)
least
32.
The speed of the molecules determines the _____.
a)
Temperature
b)
density
c)
pressure
33.
The slower the particles in a substance move,
a)
the colder it is.
b)
the warmer it is.
34.
Thermal energy is...
a)
heat energy.
b)
the energy of motion
c)
energy of nuclear processes.
d)
an indication of physical change.
35.
Evaporation is a change of state from ______ to ______.
a)
Solid, Liquid
b)
Gas, Solid
c)
Liquid, Gas
d)
Gas, Liquid
36.
Solids melt when solid particles _____ energy, liquids freeze when liquid particles _____ energy.
a)
absorb, release
b)
release, absorb
c)
absorb, absorb
d)
release, release
37.
Matter changes state when...
a)
energy is added or removed
b)
energy is added
c)
energy is removed
d)
there is no energy
38.
Do all matter have the same boiling, melting, and freezing points
a)
Yes
b)
No
39.
The particles of a _________ have the most thermal energy; while the particles of a _________ have the least thermal energy
a)
solid, gas
b)
gas, solid
c)
liquid, solid
d)
liguid, gas
40.
When a solid changes into a liquid
a)
melting
b)
freezing
c)
vaporization
d)
condensation
41.
When a liquid changes into a solid
a)
sublimation
b)
freezing
c)
melting
d)
condensation
42.
Brad accidentally left his crayon box in the car on a hot day. Which best explains what happened to his crayons?
a)
crayons melted; changed from solid to liquid 
b)
crayons melted; changed from liquid to solid
c)
crayons evaporated; changed from liquid to solid
43.
A glass of salt water is put on a windowsill. After several days the water has disappeared, and there is only a film of white crystals left in the bottom. Which best explains what has happened?
a)
The salt caused the water to dry up.
b)
The water evaporated and left the salt behind.
c)
The water and the salt evaporated and left a film behind
d)
There is no explanation. Magic
44.

Oxygen is

a)

a gas you can breathe

b)

a solid you can eat

c)

a liquid which changes shape

d)

a brother to carbon dioxide

45.

One similarity between solids, liquids and gases is

a)

all three have atoms and molecules

b)

all three have molecules that are close together

c)

all three take the shape of their containers

46.

Increasing the altitude causes water to

a)

freeze at a lower temperature

b)

melt at a lower temperature

c)

boil at a lower temperature

d)

condense at a lower temperature

47.

The cooking time for pasta at high altitude must be longer because

a)

the pasta water is saltier

b)

the pasta water boils at a higher temperature

c)

the pasta is gluten free

d)

the pasta water boils at a lower temperature

48.

At high altitudes, water boils at a lower temperature because

a)

air pressure is lower, allowing water molecules to escape the liquid phase more easily

b)

air pressure is higher, allowing water molecules to escape the liquid phase more easily

c)

air pressure is lower, preventing water molecules from escaping the liquid phase as easily

d)

air pressure is higher, preventing water molecules from escaping the liquid phase as easily

49.

The temperature of water does not change while it is at its freezing temperature because

a)

freezing and melting both occur at this temperature

b)

once it's frozen, water cannot be melted ever again

c)

ice is more dense than liquid water

d)

ice has more volume than liquid water

50.

As a substance is heated, the speed of its molecules

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

remains the same

d)

becomes ludicrous