Solids Liquids Gases Plasma

Which is the option for matter in order of increasing distance between particles?

• gas, liquid, solid

• liquid, solid, gas

• solid, gas, liquid

• solid, liquid, gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A gas has a no definite shape and ________.

• a definite shape

• a definite volume

• no definite shape

• no definite volume

A liquid has no definite shape but has ________.

• a definite shape

• a definite volume

• no definite shape

• no definite volume

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A solid has ________ and a definite volume.

• a definite shape

• a definite volume

• no definite shape

• no definite volume

Matter in which the particles are free to move in all directions.

• solid

• gas

• liquid

• plasma

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Gas is not always VISIBLE to the eye. What does VISIBLE mean?

• has its own shape

• has matter

• able to change

• able to be seen

The three common states of matter are ___, ___, and ___. (SELECT THREE)

• solid

• liquid

• plasma

• gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

SELECT ALL CORRECT ANSWERS: To describe a gas, you could say:

• particles are very attracted to each other

• particles are NOT very attracted to each other

• particles are close together like a liquid

• particles of a gas are further apart than those in a liquid or solid

When you heat a solid, the sample gets a little bigger. This is because:

• the particles move faster and get further apart

• heat helps the particles grow

• heating the sample makes it lighter

• heating helps the particles slide past each other

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

SELECT ALL CORRECT ANSWERS: To describe a solid, you could say:

• the particles are attracted to each other

• the particles can move past each other

• the particles vibrate but do not move past each other

• a solid has mass and takes up space