SPS5a Formative

Which characteristics describe liquids?

• definite volume

• very little particle motion

• not easy to compress

• fluid motion

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which characteristics describe solids?

• constant, fast particle motion

• definite shape

• no definite volume

• not easy to compress, it at all

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which characteristics describe gases?

• easily compressed

• constant, fast particle motion

• no definite shape

• very little particle motion

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

There are 4 different states of matter: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. The atoms/molecules that make up a solid are packed ___________ together and arranged in regular, repeating patterns.

Answer Choices:

1. low kinetic energies

2. high

3. tightly

4. volume

Solids are held firmly in place by their attractive forces and their _____________ but do not vibrate within a limited area. Solids, have a _________ shape and volume.

Answer choices:

1. volume, gases

2. shape, fixed

3. low kinetic energies, high

4. low kinetic energies, fixed

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

In liquids, the atoms/molecules have a moderate kinetic energy and flow easily around one another. They are kept from flying apart by their attractive forces between them. Liquids have a fixed ___________ but assume the _________ of their containers.

Answer Choices:

1. volume, shape

2. shape, volume

3. energy, shape

Atoms/molecules in gases fly in all directions at great speeds. Due to this __________ kinetic energy, attractive forces between them are _________. Gases assume the volume and shape of their containers.

Answer Choices:

1. fixed, insignificant

2. high, significant (large)

3. high, insignificant (small)

4. fixed, significant

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Lastly, plasma is the state of matter with the highest thermal energy. It is made of free electrons and the positive ions they cam from. The electrons move freely within this system of positive ions in a similar way to ____________.

Answer choices:

1. gases

2. liquids

3. solids

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Consider the four phases of matter. How do the characteristics of a liquid differ from a solid? ALL but one applies

• Temperature has increased

• Molecules begin to vibrate.

• Energy has increased.

• Intermolecular attraction decreased.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The fourth state of matter, plasm, exists when what happens?

• The atoms in a gas become ionized (electrons are removed)

• The atoms in a gas undergo nuclear fission.

• When electromagnetic forces causes the atoms to stop colliding with one another.

• The atoms in a gas lose all intermolecular attraction for one another.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4