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changes of states of matter

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A puddle of water seemed to disappear. This is an example of?

a)

melting

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

freezing

2.

When enough ______________ is added to the solid ice cubes, the melt.

a)

a. water vapors

b)

b. particles

c)

c. heat energy

3.

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 solid

4.

What is the change of state from a liquid to a solid?

a)

freezing

b)

melting

c)

boiling

d)

condensing

5.

Water droplets on a can of soda are an example of?

a)

evaporation

b)

sublimation

c)

deposition

d)

condensation

6.

True or False. When the temperature of a substance decreases, particles move slower.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Why do wet clothes dry when you hang them outside on a hot sunny day?

a)

the water in the clothes freezes

b)

the water in the clothes melts

c)

the water in the clothes evaporates

8.

How are boiling and evaporating different?

a)

They both are processes that change a liquid to a gas.

b)

Boiling requires heat to be added so the particles rapidly change to a gas.

c)

Evaporating requires heat to be added so the particles rapidly change to a gas.

9.
True or False: Matter can changes states by adding heat or cooling.
a)
True
b)
False
10.

Solids have:

a)

no definite shape; no definite volume

b)

a definite shape but not a definite volume

c)

a definite shape and a definite volume

d)

a definite volume, but no definite shape

11.

Which statement BEST describes what happens to water when it changes state from a liquid to a solid?

a)

a, Its particles begin to move faster

b)

b. Its particles move more slowly

c)

c. They don't move at all

12.

Choose the correct statement:

a)

a. An ice cube becomes gas at its melting point.

b)

b. An ice cube becomes liquid at its melting point.

13.

TRUE/FALSE: Boiling and evaporation both change liquid to gas.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

True/False: Evaporation and condensation are opposite processes.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

15.

What is the change of matter from a gas to a liquid?

a)

a. evaporation

b)

b. condensation

c)

c. freezing

16.

Heat makes the particles of frozen water move _____________ and farther apart.

a)

a. faster

b)

b. slower

c)

c. the same

17.

A _____________ is matter that spreads out in all directions.

a)

a. solid

b)

b. gas

c)

c. liquid

18.

If condensation forms on the inside of a window, then

a)

the air inside the room is warmer than the window pane

b)

the air inside the room is colder than the window pane

c)

the air inside the room is the same temperature as the window pane

19.

When the temperature of the water reaches ______, the water boils, or forms bubbles of gas.

a)

a. 0°C

b)

b. 100°C

c)

c. 50°C

20.

When water vapor loses heat, its particles move more ____________ and move ___________ together. The water vapor changes to liquid water.

a)

a. faster, farther

b)

b. slowly, closer

c)

c. faster, closer

21.

What happens to liquid water at 0°C?

a)

a. It becomes a solid.

b)

b. It becomes air.

c)

c. It becomes a gas.

22.

Why would a pair of eyeglasses fog up when brought from a cold place to a warm place?

a)

condensation

b)

melting

c)

freezing

23.
What happens when liquid water evaporates?
a)
Water molecules break apart into atoms
b)
The molecules bump past each other
c)
The molecules move faster and become gas
d)
The water increases in mass
24.

Number 2 represents a ________

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

25.

As particles are exposed to warmer temperatures they __________

a)

move faster

b)

slow down

c)

stay the same

d)

vibrate on its spot