Physical Science States of Matter

Select the THREE following states (or "phases") of matter which are considered fluids.

• crystalline solid

• plasma

• liquid

• gas

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What are the TWO opposing properties of matter that are the primary determinates of the state of matter?

• kinetic energy (aka "particle motion")

• attractive forces between particles

• negative (repellent) forces between particles

• potential energy

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The degree to which particles in matter can be pushed together is know as ______________________.

• compressibility

• smashisity

• expanibilty

• viscosity

• pliability

Different materials may be in different states ("phases") of matter even if their kinetic energies (temperatures) are the same.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The most common state ("phase") of matter in the entire known universe is _______________________.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What state of matter has changeable shape, low compressibility, and fixed volume?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

A substance may exist in more than one state of matter at the same time.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Matter can exist in four physical "states" or "phases". Which one is NOT a state or phase of matter?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

• powder

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What property measures a fluid's resistance to flow?

• viscosity

• density

• fluidity

• particle spacing

• syrupidity

Gas particles of a particular substance move faster than those found in solids of that substance.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4