5.2 States of Matter

What is matter?

• Anything that has mass and volume

• Anything that has color and shape

• Anything that can be seen and touched

• Anything that can be measured

Which of the following is a physical property of solids?

• Take the shape of the container

• Compressible

• Fixed volume and shape

• Flow easily

Which of the following is a physical property of liquids?

• Fill the container

• Compressible

• Fixed volume and shape

• Flow easily

Which of the following is a physical property of gases?

• Not compressible

• Fixed volume and shape

• Do not flow easily

• Compressible

What is a fluid?

• A substance that has a fixed shape

• A substance that flows, such as gases and liquids

• A substance that is solid at room temperature

• A substance that cannot be compressed

How can the volume of an irregular solid be measured?

• Using a balance

• Using a ruler

• By seeing how much water is displaced by it

• By using a thermometer

What is melting?

• A change of state from liquid to solid

• A change of state from solid to liquid

• A change of state from liquid to gas

• A change of state from gas to liquid

What is evaporation?

• A change of state from liquid to solid

• A change of state from solid to liquid

• A change of state from liquid to gas

• A change of state from gas to liquid

What is condensation?

• A change of state from liquid to solid

• A change of state from solid to liquid

• A change of state from liquid to gas

• A change of state from gas to liquid

What is sublimation?

• A change of state from solid to gas

• A change of state from liquid to solid

• A change of state from gas to liquid

• A change of state from liquid to gas