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Physical Science States of Matter

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is condensation?
a)
gas to solid
b)
gas to liquid
c)
liquid to solid 
d)
solid to liquid 
2.
What term describes a solid changing to a gas?
a)
Deposition
b)
Sublimation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Freezing
3.
What are the states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and juice
b)
solid and liquid
c)
solid and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and gas
4.
Which form of matter fills the space like it has in the balloon?
a)
liquid
b)
string
c)
solid
d)
gas
5.
Which form of matter take the shape of a container like this juice?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
glass
d)
gas
6.
What happens when my glass of water is sitting in the sun and disappears into a gas?
a)
evaporation
b)
burning
c)
melting
d)
freezing
7.
Melting is ...
a)
liquid to solid
b)
solid to liquid
c)
solid to gas
d)
gas to liquid
8.
Has definite volume and definite shape
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Plasma
9.
Has definite volume, but not definite shape
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Plasma
10.
Does not have definite volume or shape
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Plasma
11.
The change of state from liquid to solid
a)
Melting
b)
Sublimation
c)
Condensation
d)
Freezing
12.
What does the picture represent?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
candy
13.
What does the picture represent?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Mickey Mouse 
14.
What do the molecules in the picture represent?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
which way to go
15.
When the temperature of matter increases the particles...
a)
speed up and move closer
b)
speed up and move farther apart
c)
slow down and move closer together
d)
slow down and move farther apart
16.
When the temperature of matter decreases the particles ...
a)
speed up and move farther apart
b)
speed up and move closer together
c)
slow down and move farther apart
d)
slow down and move closer together
17.
Molecules move, but they only vibrate in place.
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
18.
Identify this arrangement of molecules
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
19.
Identify this arrangement of molecules
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
20.
What is the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Temperature
c)
Thermal Energy
d)
Heat
21.
What happens to particles when heat is removed from them?
a)
They speed up and spread out
b)
They slow down and get closer together
c)
They stop moving
d)
They move closer together and speed up
22.
this is an example of?
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
23.
What is the law of conservation of mass?
a)
The amount of matter changes when reacted or changed.
b)
The mass of all reactants are changed during a physical or chemical change
c)
The mass of the reactants equals the mass of the products
d)
The mass of the products is different than the mass of the reactants.
24.

Which of the following is a correct description for solids?

a)

closely arranged and in fixed positions

b)

closely arranged and vibrate in fixed positions

c)

closely arranged and can move around

25.

Which statement about the molecules in the gas carbon dioxide is correct?

a)

The molecules are close together.

b)

The molecules are diatomic.

c)

The molecules move randomly.

d)

The molecules all move with the same speed.

26.

Particles are always moving.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

In which state of matter will there be the LARGEST space between molecules?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas