States of Matter Quiz

Matter that has a definite volume and a definite shape is a __________.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

The amount of energy needed to change a material from a liquid to a gas is the heat of __________.

• condensation

• fusion

• evaporation

• vaporization

• sublimation

When two or more substances are physically combined, the result is a(n) __________.

• chemical change

• element

• compound

• mixture

As a sample of matter is heated, its particles __________.

• are unaffected

• move more quickly

• move more slowly

• stop moving

The color of ink is a __________.

• physical change

• physical property

• chemical change

• chemical property

Which of the following is evidence that a physical change has occurred?

• Rust

• Formation of a solid precipitate

• Broken glass

• Bubbles

• Melting ice

Which of the following is not a physical property?

• Reactivity with oxygen

• Color

• Odor

• State

• Density

Matter in which the particles are free to move in all directions until they have spread evenly throughout their container is a __________.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

__________ is another name for a homogeneous mixture.

• Liquid

• Substance

• Suspension

• Solution

The amount of energy needed to change a material from the solid state to the liquid state is the heat of __________.

• condensation

• vaporization

• fusion

• evaporation