4th grade States of Matter

Which of the following is a characteristic of a solid?

• It takes the shape of its container

• It has a definite volume but no definite shape

• Its particles are tightly packed together

• It easily changes shape

Liquids have a definite shape.

• True

• False

What is the process called when a liquid changes into a gas?

• Melting

• Freezing

• Condensation

• Evaporation

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Match the following:

Match the state of matter with its description.

• Has a definite volume and shape

• 
• Takes the shape of its container

• 
• Definite volume -but no definite shape

• 

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Which of the following is an example of a gas?

• Ice

• Water

• Air

• Chocolate

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Explain what happens to water when it freezes

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What happens to the particles of a liquid when it evaporates?

• They slow down.

• They move further apart.

• They become more tightly packed.

• They disapper.

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Matter can exist in only one state at a time,

• True

• False

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Which of the following is an example of a solid changing directly into a gas without becoming a liquid first?

• Melting ice cream

• Boiling water

• Sublimation of dry ice

• Condensation on a mirror

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Give an example of a substance that can exist in all three states of matter.

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