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States of Matter Quiz
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States of Matter Quiz
Help investigate what happens to matter in everyday situations. Read each task carefully and use evidence about solids, liquids and gases.
Spot the state
Use what you know about how solids, liquids and gases behave.
1.At a winter picnic, Hana takes an ice cube from a chilly bag. Which state of matter is the ice, and does it keep its own shape?
2.A bottle of water is poured into a wide bowl. Which statement best describes the water?
- It keeps the bottle's shape.
- It takes the shape of the bowl and can flow.
- It spreads out to fill the whole room.
- It becomes a solid as soon as it is poured.
3.True or false? Air inside a sealed football is matter, even though you cannot see it. Explain your choice.
4.A chocolate square softens in the sun and turns runny. Name the change of state and the state it changes into.
Follow the changes
Think about heating and cooling in everyday life.
5.A puddle dries on a sunny day. Some liquid water changes into water vapour and mixes with the air. What is this change called?
- Freezing
- Condensation
- Evaporation
- Melting
6.Cold droplets form on the outside of a glass filled with icy water. The droplets came from water vapour in the air. What change of state happened?
7.Choose the best description of particles in a solid.
- They are close together and vibrate in place.
- They are far apart and spread to fill a container.
- They are close together but flow past one another freely.
- They do not move at all.
8.A balloon is inflated with air. Compare the shape and volume of the gas inside with the shape and volume of a solid toy block.
9.Mere puts water in an ice tray in the freezer. What happens to the water, and what is the name of the change?
10.A class warms a small amount of water in a safe demonstration. As the water gets hotter, what generally happens to its particles?
- They move faster.
- They stop moving.
- They turn into solid particles.
- They become smaller and disappear.
11.A student says, “When water boils, the bubbles are made of air.” Correct the student's idea in one or two sentences.
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