IPC: States of Matter quiz

1. A stone, water, and oxygen are all made up of -

A) matter
B) energy
C) weight
D) space

2. The three states of matter are -

A) liquid, solid, air
B) gas, smoke, energy
C) solid, liquid, gas
D) solid, rock, liquid

3. Iron bar is a -

A) liquid
B) gas
C) gel
D) solid

4. Juice is a -

A) solid
B) gas
C) gel
D) liquid

5. Air is a -

A) solid
B) gas
C) gel
D) liquid

6. Matter is made up of tiny -

A) particles
B) snowflakes
C) organisms
D) cells

7. In a solid, the particles of matter are -

A) packed together
B) changing form
C) spread out
D) quickly moving

8. When water boils, it changes from a liquid to a -

A) living organism
B) solid
C) form of energy
D) gas

9. When the temperature increases, a -

A) liquid will change into a solid
B) solid will change into a liquid
C) gas will change into a liquid
D) gas will change into a solid

10. When water freezes into ice, the matter that makes up the water -

A) has a greater temperature
B) becomes energy
C) has not changed
D) becomes a living organism

11. What does the word "solid" mean ?

A) a state of matter with a definite shape, but a volume that can change
B) a state of matter with a definite shape and volume
C) a state of matter that does not have a fixed shape or volume
D) a state of matter with a definite volume, but can change shape

12. What does the word "liquid" mean ?

A) a state of matter with a definite shape and volume
B) a state of matter with a definite shape, but a volume that can change
C) a state of matter that does not have a fixed shape or volume
D) a state of matter with a definite volume, but can change shape

13. What does the word "gas" mean ?

A) a state of matter with a definite volume, but can change shape
B) a state of matter with a definite shape and volume
C) a state matter that does not have a fixed shape or volume
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 1
B) meaning 3
C) meaning 4
D) meaning 2

15. The term "physical change" in paragraph 5 refers to

A) a change in the appearance of matter without actually changing the matter itself
B) a change in which matter changes into something else
C) a state of matter which has a definite shape and volume
D) one of the three main forms of matter

16. The word "condensation" in paragraph 4 means -

A) the change from a gas to a liquid as it cools
B) a state of matter with a definite shape and volume
C) a state of matter with a definite shape, but a volume that can change
D) a state of matter with a definite volume, but can change shape

17. What is the state of matter represented by A in the graph?

A) liquid
B) gas
C) plasma
D) solid

18. What is the state of matter represented by E in the diagram?

A) plasma
B) liquic
C) solid
D) gas

19. What is the process in which particles in E changes to C?

A) evaporation
B) Condensation
C) Freezing
D) melting

20. What is the process in which particles in C changes to A?

A) freezing
B) condensation
C) evaporation
D) melting

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