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Topic 3: States of Matter

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
2.
A gas
a)
has a definite shape but no definite volume
b)
has a definite volume but no definite shape
c)
has fast-moving particles
3.
Freezing
a)
Solid to gas
b)
Liquid to solid
c)
Gas to solid
d)
Liquid to gas
4.
Boiling
a)
liquid to gas
b)
gas to solid
c)
gas to liquid
d)
solid to liquid
5.
Which state of matter has tightly packed molecules?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
6.
Which state of matter has a definite shape?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
7.
What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
burning
d)
evaporation
8.
Define a liquid.
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
9.
The state of matter that has no definite size or shape is
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
10.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
11.
Particles of a liquid
a)
are tightly packed together and stay in a fixed position.
b)
have no viscosity.
c)
decrease in volume with increasing temperature.
d)
are free to move around one another but still touch.
12.
Particles of a liquid
a)
are tightly packed together and stay in a fixed position.
b)
have no viscosity.
c)
decrease in volume with increasing temperature.
d)
are free to move around one another but still touch.
13.
What term describes a solid changing to a gas?
a)
Deposition
b)
Sublimation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Freezing
14.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
15.
What is condensation?
a)
gas to solid
b)
gas to liquid
c)
liquid to solid 
d)
solid to liquid 
16.
The speed of the molecules determines the _____.
a)
volume
b)
density
c)
pressure
d)
temperature
17.
Which has a greater distance between particles?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
18.
The slower the particles in a substance move,
a)
the colder it is.
b)
the warmer it is.
c)
the more energy it has.
d)
the less energy it has.
19.
Thermal energy is...
a)
heat energy.
b)
the energy of motion
c)
energy of nuclear processes.
d)
an indication of physical change.
20.
A chemical change
a)
doesn't really change much.
b)
creates a new substance
c)
is a change in the state of matter
21.
A physical change is...
a)
a change that doesn't change the identity
b)
a change that makes something new.
c)
a chemical reaction
22.
a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

23.
a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

24.
a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

25.

Anything that takes up space.

a)

matter

b)

volume

c)

mass

26.

The amount of space that matter takes up.

a)

matter

b)

volume

c)

mass

27.

The amount of matter in an object.

a)

matter

b)

volume

c)

mass

28.

If you add heat to matter it evaporates . If you take heat away from matter it _________________.

a)

shapes

b)

melts

c)

condenses

29.

How might temperature changes affect a glass of iced tea?

a)

Making it warmer could cause the ice cubes to melt.

b)

Making it colder could cause the ice cubes to melt.

c)

Making it much warmer could cause the liquid to freeze.

30.

The particles in a gas are very ____________________ packed together.

a)

shapely

b)

tightly

c)

loosely

31.

What is the mass of the strawberries?

a)

13.7

b)

17.4

c)

14.7

d)

7.41

32.

What is the mass of the almonds?

a)

21.8

b)

14.7

c)

28.1

33.

a. Mom is boiling water for spaghetti. What state of matter is the water when she puts the pot on the stove?

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

34.

a. The water begins to get hot and bubbles appear. Steam forms above the pot. What state of matter is the steam?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

35.

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

a)

condensation

b)

gas

c)

evaporation

d)

solid

36.

Why does the glass on the right have less water in it?

a)

the solid turned into a gas

b)

the gas turned into a liquid

c)

the liquid turned into a gas

37.

a. The steam makes Mom’s kitchen window look cloudy. What is happening?

a)

evaportation

b)

solid

c)

winter

d)

condensation

38.

a. The steam makes Mom’s kitchen window look cloudy. Why?

a)

it is turning from a gas back to a liquid

b)

it is turning from a liquid to a solid

c)

it is turning from a liquid to a gas

39.

Can you remember the three states of matter? Select all three:

a)

Solid

b)

Air

c)

Gas

d)

Water

e)

Liquid

40.

State of matter with a definite shape and definite volume.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

41.

State of matter with a definite volume, but no definite shape.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

42.
What are the states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and juice
b)
solid and liquid
c)
solid and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and gas
43.
What is matter?
a)
Anything that has mass and volume
b)
The shape of an object
c)
How much an object weighs
d)
The pull of objects on one another
44.
Volume is.....
a)
the weight of an object
b)
the gravity of an object
c)
how much space an object takes up
d)
measured with a balance scale
45.
Liquids....
a)
have a definite shape
b)
are always clear
c)
take the shape of their container
d)
are not matter
46.
What state of matter does this picture show?
a)
Gas
b)
Solid
c)
Matter
d)
Liquid
47.

What state of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma!!!

48.
What state of matter is this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
49.
What state of matter is this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
50.
What state of matter is this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
51.
What state of matter is this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
52.
What state of matter is this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
53.
What state of matter is this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
54.
What state of matter is this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
55.
What does this picture represent? 
a)
solid
b)
liquid 
c)
gas
d)
plasma
56.

State of matter with no definite shape and no definite volume.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

57.

Particles are closely spaced.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

58.

Particles are not so closely spaced and slide past each other.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

59.

What state of matter is pictured above?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

60.

What state of matter is pictured above?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

61.

What state of matter is pictured above

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

62.

Freezing changes a ________ to a _____________.

(a)  

63.

What is mass?

a)

The force of gravity on an object

b)

The amount of matter in an object

c)

The amount of concentration in an object

d)

The ability of one substance to dissolve into another substance.

64.

Matter is

a)

Anything that has volume

b)

Anything that has mass

c)

Anything that has mass and volume

65.

Matter is made up of tiny particles called _____________ .

a)

particles

b)

atoms

c)

cells

d)

dots

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