When the temperature of matter decreases the particles ...

speed up and move closer together

All changes in states of matter involve changes in......

the specific types of molecules

What happens to particles when they are heated?

They move closer together and speed up

phase change from liquid to solid

Phase change from liquid to gas

phase change between solid and liquid

phase change from solid to solid

What happens when thermal energy is taken away from particles?

They move slower and closer together

They move faster and farther apart

An ice cube feels cold when we hold it. Which of the following best explains why?

Heat moves from our hands into the ice cube.

Cold moves from our hands into the ice cube.

Heat moves from the ice cube into our hands.

Cold moves from the ice cube into our hands.

A helium balloon gets smaller on a cold day because...

the molecules slow down and get closer together.

the molecules push harder on the balloon

the molecules speed up and get farther apart

The kinetic theory states

Particles are always in motion.

Particles won't move if you don't apply energy to it.

Particles only move in liquids and gases.

At the same temperature the object that has the most mass heats quicker.

What occurs when a substance melts?

It changes from solid to liquid and heat is absorbed

It changes from liquid to solid and heat is absorbed

It changes from liquid to solid and heat is released.

Jake placed a bottle of water in the freezer overnight and noticed that it had turned to ice the next morning. Which of these statements best explains why the water changed to ice?

The water had heat removed from it

Which of the following happens as the phase changes from A to B to C?

The molecules move further apart.

Which observation would be evidence that the water is undergoing a phase change?

The water level in the glass of water decreases.

Waves form on the top of the pond.

The water splashes out of the swimming pool.

Phase Changes in Matter

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Science

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6th - 8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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NGSS

MS-PS1-4, MS-PS3-4, MS-ESS2-4

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Standards-aligned

Charles Martinez

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52 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following terms identifies the change from a liquid to gas?

Vaporization

Condensation

Deposition

Sublimation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following terms identifies the change from a liquid to solid?

Melting

Condensation

Vaporization

Freezing

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

When the temperature of matter increases the particles...

speed up and move closer

speed up and move farther apart

slow down and move closer together

slow down and move farther apart

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

No Definite Shape and No Definite Volume

Gas

Liquid

Solid

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Definite shape and a definite volume.

Gas

Liquid

Solid

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

No definite shape, but has a definite volume

Gas

Liquid

Solid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Phase change from a solid to a gas.

sublimation

deposition

condensation

evaporation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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Phase Changes in Matter

52 questions

Which of the following terms identifies the change from a liquid to gas?

Which of the following terms identifies the change from a liquid to solid?

When the temperature of matter increases the particles...

No Definite Shape and No Definite Volume

Definite shape and a definite volume.

No definite shape, but has a definite volume

Phase change from a solid to a gas.

Phase change from a solid to a liquid.

Phase change from a liquid to a gas that only happens at the surface.

When the temperature of matter increases the particles...

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