States of Matter

1. What are the three states of matter?

• rock, brick, shoe

• liquid, soda, water

• solid, liquid, gas

• rain, snow, oxygen

2. Which form of matter has a definite shape and takes up space (has definite volume)?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

What state of matter does this picture show?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

4. How is a gas defined?

• Definite shape, definite volume

• no definite shape or volume

• Definite volume, no shape

• ionized gas

5. Anything made of matter must _____________________.

• have mass and be a solid

• be a solid and not move

• take up space and have mass

• take up space and be a liquid

6. What are the three stages of the water cycle?

• Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

• Evaporation, Precipitation, Sleet

• Melting, Evaporation, Sublimation

• Freezing, Precipitation, Condensation

7. What is an example of a solid turning into another state of matter?

• breaking a chair into pieces

• tearing a piece of paper

• adding food coloring to water

• water freezing

8. What happens when my glass of water is sitting in the sun and disappears into a gas?

• evaporation

• melting

• condensation

• freezing

9. Rank solids, liquids, and gases in order of decreasing particle speed. (Fastest to slowest)

• Solids, liquids, gases

• Gases, liquids, solids

• Liquids, solids, gases

• Solids, gases, liquids

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

• evaporation

• condensation

• freezing

• melting