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States of Matter Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the three forms of matter?

a)

Solid, Liquid, Foam

b)

Solid, Liquid, Gas

c)

Solid, Plasma, Gas

d)

Liquid, Gas, Vapor

2.

What is a characteristic of solids?

a)

They have a definite shape and volume

b)

They flow easily

c)

They can be compressed easily

d)

They are always transparent

3.

What type of solid has particles arranged in a regular pattern?

a)

Amorphous solid

b)

Gas

c)

Crystalline solid

d)

Liquid

4.

Which of the following is an example of an amorphous solid?

a)

Sugar

b)

Snow

c)

Salt

d)

Glass

5.

Which of the following is NOT a property of solids?

a)

They maintain their shape

b)

They can flow

c)

They have a definite volume

d)

They can vibrate in place

6.

What happens to the particles of a gas when it is heated?

a)

They become solid

b)

They move faster and spread out

c)

They stay in one place

d)

They move slower

7.

Which of the following is an example of a crystalline solid?

a)

Sugar

b)

Glass

c)

Butter

d)

Rubber

8.

particles are packed very close together, with little to no space in between them

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

9.

has a definite shape and a definite volume

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

10.
a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

11.

_________ is anything that has mass and takes up space.

a)

matter

b)

solid

c)

liquid

d)

gas

12.

In a _______ the particles are packed tightly together.

a)

liquid

b)

gas

c)

matter

d)

solid

13.

A solid has ________________.

a)

definite shape, but no volume

b)

no shape, but definite volume

c)

definite volume and definite shape

d)

no volume and no shape

14.

Which of the following is an example of a gas?

a)

water

b)

steam

c)

ice

15.

Which is an example of a solid?

a)

metal

b)

apple juice

c)

oxygen

d)

water vapor

16.

Which is an example of a solid?

a)

metal

b)

apple juice

c)

oxygen

d)

water vapor

17.

At this state, matter can only change its shape if it is broken or cut.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

18.

One major difference between crystalline and amorphous solids is that

a)

crystalline solids have a true melting point, while amorphous solids do not.

b)

amorphous solids have a lattice structure.

c)

amorphous solids always behave consistently and uniformly.

d)

crystalline solids break unpredictably and can produce curved fragments.

19.

In amorphous solids, the atoms or molecules are held together in a completely random formation.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

The diagram shows arrangement of particles in a

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas