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States of Matter Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
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1.

What are the three main states of matter?

a)

Liquid, wood, metal

b)

Solid, liquid, gas

c)

Air, water, fire

2.

Which of the following is an example of a solid?

a)

Water

b)

Ice

c)

Air

3.

What happens to the particles in a liquid?

a)

They stay in one place and don’t move

b)

They move quickly and spread out in all directions

c)

They slide past each other but stay close together

4.

When a liquid changes into a gas, this process is called:

a)

Freezing

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

5.

What happens when water freezes?

a)

It turns into a gas

b)

It turns into a solid

c)

It turns into another liquid

d)

It evaporates

6.

Which phase change happens when a solid turns into a liquid?

a)

Freezing

b)

Condensation

c)

Melting

d)

Sublimation

7.

Condensation happens when:

a)

A liquid turns into a gas

b)

A gas turns into a liquid

c)

A solid turns into a gas

d)

A liquid turns into a solid

8.

Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

a)

Burning wood

b)

Ice melting

c)

Rust forming on metal

d)

Baking a cake

9.

What is a chemical change?

a)

A change where the substance stays the same

b)

A change that only happens when something is cold

c)

A change where a new substance is formed

d)

A change that is reversible

10.

Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

a)

Cutting paper

b)

Melting butter

c)

Boiling water

d)

Toasting bread

11.

How can you tell if a chemical change has happened?

a)

The shape of the object changes

b)

The color, smell, or temperature changes and a new substance forms

c)

The object gets bigger or smaller

d)

The object becomes colder

12.

What type of change happens when you dissolve sugar in water?

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical change

c)

Both physical and chemical change

d)

No change

13.

In the box below, draw a picture of the movement of molecules in a SOLID.

a)

Molecules are spread out and moving freely

b)

Molecules are tightly packed and vibrating in place

c)

Molecules are loosely packed and sliding past each other

d)

Molecules are in a random arrangement