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States of Matter Quiz
At a marae visit, Arjun and Aisha investigate materials in the kitchen and outside. Use the particle model and your knowledge of changes of state to solve each challenge. Choose an answer where options are shown; write a short explanation where asked.
Part A: Particle detectives
Use what the particle arrangement tells you about each state.
1.A wooden serving spoon keeps its shape when it is moved from the bench to a drawer. Which state of matter is it, and what does that tell you about its particles?
2.A jug of water is poured into a bowl. Which property best explains why the water changes shape but does not spread out to fill the whole room?
- A liquid has a fixed shape and no fixed volume.
- A liquid has no fixed shape but has a fixed volume.
- A liquid has no fixed shape and no fixed volume.
- A liquid has a fixed shape and fixed volume.
3.A balloon is filled with air. Describe how gas particles move and explain why the air spreads through the balloon.
4.True or false? Heating a substance makes its particles disappear. Correct the statement if it is false.
TrueFalse
Part B: Follow the water
Track what happens as water is heated and cooled.
5.Arjun leaves an ice cube on a plate in a warm kitchen. What change of state occurs, and what is the liquid called?
6.Water vapour touches the cool outside of a glass and forms droplets. Name the change of state and state whether heat is gained or lost by the water vapour.
7.Pure water freezes at what temperature on the Celsius scale?
- 0°C
- 10°C
- 32°C
- 100°C
8.Match each change of state to its description.
- Evaporation
- Freezing
- Sublimation
- Condensation
- Gas changes to liquid
- Liquid changes to gas at the surface
- Liquid changes to solid
- Solid changes directly to gas
Part C: Explain the evidence
Use the observations to make a scientific explanation.
9.A puddle on a sunny path gradually becomes smaller, even though it is not boiling. Name the process and give one condition that would make it happen faster.
10.On a cold morning, Aisha sees a misty cloud when she breathes out. Explain how liquid droplets can form from the water vapour in her warm breath.
11.Dry ice is solid carbon dioxide. It shrinks as it changes directly into a gas without becoming a liquid first. What is this change called?
12.A student says, “When water boils, its particles turn into air.” Explain what is incorrect in this idea.
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