States of Matter

At higher temperatures

• particles in an object have less energy
• particles in an object move faster
• a gas contracts

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A gas

• has a definite shape but no definite volume
• has a definite volume but no definite shape
• has fast-moving particles

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NGSS.2-PS1-1

Freezing

• Solid to gas
• Liquid to solid
• Gas to solid
• Liquid to gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Boiling

• liquid to gas
• gas to solid
• gas to liquid
• solid to liquid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which state of matter has tightly packed molecules?

• solid
• liquid
• gas

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NGSS.2-PS1-1

What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?

• freezing
• melting
• burning
• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Define a liquid.

• Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
• Definite shape, definite volume
• Found in stars
• Definite volume, indefinite shape

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NGSS.2-PS1-1

NGSS.2-PS1-2

What is matter?

• Anything that has mass and volume
• The shape of an object
• How much an object weighs
• The pull of objects on one another

Which has a greater distance between particles?

• Solid
• Liquid

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NGSS.HS-PS1-3

Mass is

• the amount of matter in an object
• the shape of an object
• measured using l x w x h
• the amount of space an object takes up