Particle Model of Matter

What are the states of matter?

• solid, liquid, and juice

• solid and liquid

• solid and gas

• solid, liquid, and gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which form of matter does not take the shape of its container?

• liquid

• gas

• solid

• air

A gas

• has a definite shape but no definite volume

• has a definite volume but no definite shape

• has fast-moving particles

• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

At higher temperatures

• particles in an object have less energy

• particles in an object move faster

• a gas contracts

• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

________ says the tiny particles in all matter are in constant motion

• potential theory

• kinetic theory (particle theory)

• Einstein Boseman theory

• motion theory

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which of the following occurs when a liquid becomes a gas?

• the particles slow down

• the particles break away from one another

• the particles move closer together

• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which state of matter has molecules that slide past each other but stay close together?

They do not form a regular pattern.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• semi-solid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

In the above diagram, "State of Matter B" is a liquid. This means that it has:

• definite shape and volume.

• no definite shape or volume.

• definite volume, but changing shape.

• definite shape, but changing volume.

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?

• freezing

• melting

• burning

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is happening when my water bottle in the freezer goes from a liquid state to a solid state?

• melting

• evaporating

• freezing

• cutting

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4