3rd Quarter Reviewer - SCIENCE 8

Evaluate which characteristic best defines a sample of matter when observing it:

• color

• mass

• property

• volume

Evaluate the following sets of samples and determine which best exemplifies the properties of solids:

• stone, nail, pen

• ice, water, crayon

• radio, car, gasoline

• oxygen, stone, ice cream

Which of the following is NOT true about the particles of solids, liquids, and gases?

• Liquids have definite volume.

• Gas particles are far from each other.

• Solids have indefinite shape and volume.

• Liquids take the shape of their containers.

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the particle model of matter?

• The particles of matter in solid attract each other.

• The particles of matter in solid are vibrating in a fixed position.

• The space in between the particles of matter in solid is filled with air.

• The particles of matter in a gas are randomly moving in any direction.

Which of the following states of matter allow an easy flow of particles?

• Gas and liquid

• Liquid and solid

• Solid and gas

• Solid, liquid and gas

Which of the following has the strongest force of attraction between the particles?

• gas

• liquid

• solid

• vacuum

Which BEST describes the particles of a solid?

• completely unmoving

• vibrating at a fixed position

• have weak attractive force

• have large spaces in between

Which of the following states of matter has an indefinite shape and definite volume?

• gas

• liquid

• solid

• both a and b

When you inflate a balloon with air, it takes the shape and volume of the container. Why do gases like air do NOT have definite shape and volume?

• Because gases are free to move slowly.

• Because gases have weak attractive forces.

• Because gases do not have attractive forces.

• Because gases have strong attractive forces.

Which pair of states of matter has indefinite shape?

• gas and solid

• liquid and gas

• solid and liquid

• none of the above