STATES OF MATTER AND PARTICLE THEORY

What does this picture represent? 

• solid
• liquid 
• gas
• plasma

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

When the temperature of matter increases the particles...

• speed up and move closer
• speed up and move farther apart
• slow down and move closer together
• slow down and move farther apart

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The molecules in the picture are tightly held together with little movement. They have shape and energy.  Therefore, the picture represents _________.

• solid
• liquid
• gas
• plasma

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What happens to the particles when I add heat?

• The particles get bigger
• The particles get smaller
• The particles get slower
• The particles get faster

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which of the following statements describes a liquid?

• It has a fixed volume
• It becomes the volume of it's container

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

My glass of ice water is sitting in the sun and has droplets of water on the outside of the glass. What is happening?

• condensation
• evaporation
• melting
• freezing

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The steam coming off the pot of boiling water is an example of....

• a solid becoming a liquid
• a liquid becoming a solid
• a liquid becoming a gas
• a gas becoming a liquid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

State of matter with a definite shape and definite volume.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

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

• solid

• liquid

• gas

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

Particles are closely spaced.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4