States of Matter and Phase Changes 2024

Which state of matter has particles that are the closest together?

• gas

• solid

• liquid

True or false: Temperature can change the state of matter.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

As kinetic energy increase, the _________ also increases.

• distance between particles

• size of particles

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

When the temperature is increased, what happens to particle motion?

• Particles speed up and spread apart

• Particles slow down and get closer together

• Particle motion does not change.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

How do particles in a solid move?

• vibrate in place

• extremely spaced out and move quickly

• flow over one another

Which state of matter takes the shape of its container?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

True or false? Heating a substance causes kinetic energy to decrease.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The energy of matter in motion is known as _______.

• kinetic

• potential

• hyper

• automatic

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Do particles move faster or slow when the temperature is decreased?

• Faster

• Slower

• Movement stays the same.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which state of matter has particles that are close together but can slide past each other?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma