States of matter

What is matter?

• Anything that has mass

• Anything that occupies space

• Anything that has mass and occupies space

What are the states of matter that make up a basketball?

• gas, liquid

• liquid, solid

• solid, gas

Why does a glass break when it falls?

• Glass has a fixed shape and the particles are packed tightly together.

• Glass has no definite shape and the particles are further apart.

• Glass has no fixed shape and particles are at the furthest distance apart.

In which state of matter do the particles travel furthest apart and fill any space available?

• Liquid

• Gas

• Solid

Why can you spray perfume in one room, and smell it in another room? Explain in terms of the motion of particles.

• Gas molecules vibrate against each other.

• Gas molecules are always in motion.

• Gas molecules travel as far as possible from each other.

Which substance can be used to fill a container to its maximum capacity, provided that all air spaces are filled?

• Marbles

• Recyclable oil

• Pencils

Julian spilled water on the counter and observed the drops of water combined to form one drop. What is the reason for this observation?

• The water molecules share a force of attraction

• The water molecules are small

• The water molecules are in motion

A student placed two small crystals of the dye gentian violet in the surface of cold water in a beaker. The diagram shows what happened over the following hour.

By what process do particles spread through water?

• Diffusion

• Osmosis

• Dilution

The picture above shows the process of ____________

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

• Movement of water

What is the name given to membranes that only allow certain materials to pass through them ?

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

• Selectively permeable