States of Matter

At higher temperatures

• particles in an object have less energy

• particles in an object move faster

• a gas contracts

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Which state of matter does this picture show?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

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Matter that has its own shape and takes up space.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

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Matter that always fills the shape in a container, such as air.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

How is a gas defined?

• no shape, no volume

• Definite shape, definite volume

• Found in stars

• Definite volume, no shape

What happens when my glass of water is sitting in the sun and disappears into a gas?

• evaporation

• burning

• melting

• freezing

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Molecules are closest together in a 

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• plasma

What is happening in this picture of this lake freezing?

• Molecules are speeding up

• Molecules are slowing down

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As temperature increases, what happens to particles?

• They speed up

• They slow down

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What are characteristics of a solid? Choose two answers.

• Definite volume

• Particles are packed close together and vibrate

• Particles flow

• Indefinite shape