Changing States of Matter

The temperature of an object is related to the:

• speed of the particles' motion

• temperature of the atmosphere

• number of atoms and molecules it has

• type of matter it is

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Solids have:

• no definite shape; no definite volume

• a definite shape but not a definite volume

• a definite shape and a definite volume

• a definite volume, but no definite shape

Liquids have:

• No definite shape; no definite volume

• a definite volume, but no definite shape

• a definite shape but not a definite volume

• a definite shape and a definite volume

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

Gases have:

• a definite shape and a definite volume

• a definite shape but not a definite volume

• a definite volume, but no definite shape

• no definite shape; no definite volume

Changing the state of matter is usually a result of:

• changing the temperature or surrounding pressure of a substance

• you can't change states of matter

• mixing two different states of matter together

• changing the atoms of the matter

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Changing matter from a solid to a liquid is called:

• condensation

• evaporation

• freezing

• melting

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of the following are states of matter?

• Gas

• Solid

• Liquid

• Plasma

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Milk takes the shape of its container because it is a:

• solid
• liquid
• gas

Molecules are closest together in a 

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas
• plasma

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What term describes a liquid changing to a solid?

• Deposition
• Sublimation
• Evaporation
• Freezing

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4