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States of Matter and Phase Changes Quiz

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Anything that takes up space is ________.

a)

matter

b)

liquid

c)

gas

2.

What object has a definite shape and volume?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

3.

Which object has a definite volume, but not a definite shape?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

4.

Which of the following is not an example of a solid?

a)

table

b)

chair

c)

pencil

d)

lemonade

5.

Which of the following is not an example of a gas?

a)

air

b)

steam

c)

ice

d)

carbon dioxide

6.

What makes water unique and unlike any other sort of matter?

a)

It is only found in liquid form.

b)

It is only found in both solid and liquid form.

c)

It is only found in gas form.

d)

It is found in all three forms of matter.

7.

Molly finds some random objects under her bed. She pulls one out and can't decide what it is. It has the following characteristics: -Square -Blue -Dots on sides -Fits in cup (doesn't change its shape) -Hard What can Molly conclude about the object's state of matter?

a)

The object is a liquid because it can fit in a cup and changes shape

b)

The object is a solid becuase it can fit in a cup, but doesn't change shape

c)

The object is a gas because it is a square shape

8.

Which of the following is an example of a liquid?

a)

soda

b)

sand

c)

blocks

d)

ice

9.

What has no definite shape and no definite volume?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

10.

Which of the following is a physical change?

a)

Pencil breaking

b)

Rust on a swing

c)

Mold

11.

Fill in the blank: Matter changing from a solid to a ________ is known as melting.

a)

liquid

b)

gas

c)

solid

12.

Which of the following is an example of an irreversible change?

a)

Baking Cookies

b)

Tearing Paper

c)

Broken pencil

13.

Water becoming ice is known as ________.

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

freezing

14.

When matter changes from a liquid to a gas, what change has occurred?

a)

evaporation

b)

melting

c)

freezing

15.

In the morning, your glass is full of water. When you return later that day, you notice that half of the water is missing. What has occurred?

a)

melting

b)

evaporation

c)

freezing

16.

When matter changes directly from a liquid to a gas, __________ has occurred.

a)

Freezing

b)

Evaporization

17.

What process describes the transition of matter from a gas to a liquid?

a)

Sublimation

b)

Deposition

c)

Condensation

d)

Evaporation

18.

Which of the following is a result of a nonreversible change?

a)

Ice melting

b)

Sugar dissolving in water

c)

Bread toasting

d)

Chopping wood

19.

What is the term for the amount of matter in a given space (mass per unit volume)?

a)

Weight

b)

Density

c)

Volume

d)

Mass

20.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a chemical change?

a)

Change in shape

b)

Change in state

c)

Change in color

d)

Change in volume

21.
A large piece of ice is placed on the sidewalk on a warm day. What will happen to the ice? 
a)
It will melt to form liquid water
b)
It will melt to form water vapor
c)
It will not change at all.
d)
It will freeze to form liquid water. 
22.
Snow turns to liquid water when it
a)
freezes
b)
evaporates
c)
condenses
d)
melts.
23.

When water vapor cools down what happens to it?

a)

melts

b)

condensates

c)

freezez

d)

evaporates

24.

What is the freezing point of water?

a)

50 degrees celcius

b)

0 degrees celcius

c)

100 degrees celcius

d)

1,000 degrees celcius

25.

What is the boiling point of water?

a)

0 degrees celcius

b)

100 degrees celcius

c)

1,000 degrees celcius

d)

50 degrees celcius

26.

What is it called when matter is changed in shape but it is still the same substance?

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

c)

solid

d)

liquid

27.

What is the mass of the strawberries?

a)

13.7

b)

17.4

c)

14.7

d)

7.41

28.

a. Why might one of the objects weigh less than the other?

a)

it has a smaller mass

b)

it has a larger mass

29.

a. The glass now has less water in it. What happened to the water?

a)

condensation

b)

gas

c)

evaporation

d)

solid

30.
What do we use to measure temperature in a liquid?
a)
thermometer
b)
scale
c)
pan balance
d)
ruler
31.
What does this tool measure?
a)
time
b)
distance
c)
mass
32.
What will happen when the thermometer is placed in hot water?
a)
The temperature will go higher
b)
The temperature will go lower
The temperature will go lower
c)
The temperature will stay the same
33.

What state of matter does this picture show?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

34.

What state of matter does this picture show?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

35.

Can water be all 3 states of matter?

a)

Yes

b)

No

36.

Sally placed a thermometer in a cup of water. She recorded the temperature every five minutes.

What is the best claim based on this data?

a)

A. The water gained heat.

b)

B. The water lost heat.

c)

C. The water lost mass.

d)

D. The water gained cold.

37.

Jim needs to measure the volume of a liquid in an investigation.

Which instrument would be best for measuring the volume?

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.

Sally placed a thermometer in a cup of water and placed it outside. She recorded the temperature every five minutes.


Which claim best supports her results?

a)

A. Heat from electricity warmed the water.

b)

B. Heat from the sun warmed the water.

c)

C. Heat from the sun cooled the water.

d)

D. Heat from wind cooled the water.

39.

Which graduated cylinder has the greatest volume of the liquid?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

40.

Addie Leigh put the same amount of matter into the three containers.


Based on her scientific investigation, how can the matter be classified?

a)

A. It is a liquid because it has the same volume but changes shape.

b)

B. It is a gas because it has the same volume but changes shape.

c)

C. It is a solid because it has the same volume but changes mass.

d)

D. It is a liquid because it has the same volume but changes mass.

41.

Gwen had an empty beaker. She quickly put a balloon over the top of the beaker and placed the beaker on a hot plate. Gwen illustrated her results.

Which of the following shown by the investigation?

a)

Heating the gas inside the beaker inflated the balloon.

b)

Heating the gas inside the beaker made the balloon shrink.

c)

Heating the gas inside the beaker added water to the balloon.

d)

Heating the gas inside the beaker causes no change to the balloon.