States of Matter

Select the true statement.

• Solids are measured only in volume.

• Gases hold their shape.

• Solids take the shape of their containers.

• Liquids take the shape of their containers.

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

In which of the following states of matter does a substance expand to fill the entire volume of its container?

• Liquid only.

• Liquid and gas only.

• Solid, liquid, and gas.

• Gas only.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The material shown is not in a container, but its length, width, and depth can be measured. What state of matter is the substance in?

• magnetic

• gas

• liquid

• solid

Which of the following phases of water has neither a definite shape nor a constant

volume?

• gas

• solid

• liquid

• none

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Jacobi used an air pump to inflate a soccer ball.

As Jacobi pumped air into the soccer ball, the ball expanded.

The expansion of the ball when air was added shows that ________.

• adding air to the ball made the ball weigh less.

• air is not matter, so it has no small particles.

• air is a type of matter.

• air can change from a gas to a solid.

How do water particles behave when they are in the gas state?

• The molecules do not move.

• The molecules can move short distances and vibrate slightly.

• The molecules are packed together in patterns.

• The molecules move freely and rapidly in all directions.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Jose was doing an investigation on volume. He had four different objects, and he was supposed to compare their volumes by placing each one in a beaker of water and measuring how much the water level rose when the object was placed in the water. His results are shown below.

Which object has the smallest volume?

• pair of dice

• rubber ball

• toy truck

• lip balm

Use the table to answer the question.

Sample Z could be _______.

• egg shell

• rock

• water

• glass

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

Derek wanted to find the volume of one of his toy army men. He filled a graduated

cylinder with 50 mL of water, then put the army man in the graduated cylinder.

Afterward, the graduated cylinder read 78mL. What is the volume of the army man?

• 28mL

• 35mL

• 78mL

• 20mL

What kind of matter expands to fill the

container it is in?

• liquid

• powder

• solid

• gas