IPC: States of Matter quiz
  • 1. A stone, water, and oxygen are all made up of -
A) energy
B) weight
C) matter
D) space
  • 2. The three states of matter are -
A) solid, rock, liquid
B) solid, liquid, gas
C) gas, smoke, energy
D) liquid, solid, air
  • 3. Iron bar is a -
A) liquid
B) gas
C) solid
D) gel
  • 4. Juice is a -
A) liquid
B) gel
C) gas
D) solid
  • 5. Air is a -
A) liquid
B) solid
C) gas
D) gel
  • 6. Matter is made up of tiny -
A) particles
B) organisms
C) cells
D) snowflakes
  • 7. In a solid, the particles of matter are -
A) spread out
B) packed together
C) changing form
D) quickly moving
  • 8. When water boils, it changes from a liquid to a -
A) solid
B) living organism
C) gas
D) form of energy
  • 9. When the temperature increases, a -
A) liquid will change into a solid
B) gas will change into a liquid
C) gas will change into a solid
D) solid will change into a liquid
  • 10. When water freezes into ice, the matter that makes up the water -
A) has a greater temperature
B) has not changed
C) becomes a living organism
D) becomes energy
  • 11. What does the word "solid" mean ?
A) a state of matter with a definite shape and volume
B) a state of matter that does not have a fixed shape or volume
C) a state of matter with a definite volume, but can change shape
D) a state of matter with a definite shape, but a volume that can change
  • 12. What does the word "liquid" mean ?
A) a state of matter that does not have a fixed shape or volume
B) a state of matter with a definite volume, but can change shape
C) a state of matter with a definite shape and volume
D) a state of matter with a definite shape, but a volume that can change
  • 13. What does the word "gas" mean ?
A) a state of matter with a definite shape and volume
B) a state matter that does not have a fixed shape or volume
C) a state of matter with a definite volume, but can change shape
D) a state of matter with a definite shape, but a volume that can change
  • 14. Read the following definition for the word "state." state (noun)
    1. a condition of being
    2. social position or rank
    3. one of the types of matter
    4. a territorial and political unit Which meaning best fits the way "state" is used ?
A) meaning 4
B) meaning 3
C) meaning 1
D) meaning 2
  • 15. The term "physical change" in paragraph 5 refers to
A) one of the three main forms of matter
B) a state of matter which has a definite shape and volume
C) a change in the appearance of matter without actually changing the matter itself
D) a change in which matter changes into something else
  • 16. The word "condensation" in paragraph 4 means -
A) a state of matter with a definite shape, but a volume that can change
B) a state of matter with a definite volume, but can change shape
C) the change from a gas to a liquid as it cools
D) a state of matter with a definite shape and volume
  • 17. What is the state of matter represented by A in the graph?
A) solid
B) liquid
C) gas
D) plasma
  • 18. What is the state of matter represented by E in the diagram?
A) plasma
B) solid
C) liquic
D) gas
  • 19. What is the process in which particles in E changes to C?
A) evaporation
B) Freezing
C) melting
D) Condensation
  • 20. What is the process in which particles in C changes to A?
A) condensation
B) melting
C) evaporation
D) freezing
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