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Matter — States and Properties
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- 1.
What are the three states of matter?
(a) Solid, liquid and gas(b) Hard, soft and fluid(c) Rigid, flexible and transparent(d) Hot, warm and cold
- 2.
Which property is unique to SOLIDS?
(a) They have a fixed shape and volume(b) They flow and take the shape of their container(c) They fill all available space(d) They can be compressed easily
- 3.
A liquid is poured from a square container into a round container. What changes?
(a) Its shape (but not its volume)(b) Its volume (but not its shape)(c) Both its shape and volume(d) Neither its shape nor volume
- 4.
Which of the following is a property of gases?
(a) They spread out to fill any container they are in(b) They have a fixed shape(c) They have a fixed volume(d) They cannot be compressed
- 5.
Air is a mixture of gases. What does this tell us about air?
(a) Air has no fixed shape or volume and spreads to fill its container(b) Air has a fixed shape(c) Air cannot be compressed(d) Air is a liquid at room temperature
- 6.
Which of the following is an example of a solid?
(a) Steel nail(b) Cooking oil(c) Water vapour(d) Mercury at room temperature
- 7.
Can gases be compressed (squashed into a smaller space)?
(a) Yes — gas particles have large spaces between them(b) No — gas particles are too closely packed(c) Only at very high temperatures(d) Only liquids can be compressed
- 8.
Water is a liquid. Which of the following describes its properties correctly?
(a) It has a fixed volume but takes the shape of its container(b) It has a fixed shape and volume(c) It has no fixed shape or volume(d) It can be compressed easily
- 9.
Give ONE example of a material that exists as a gas at room temperature.
Answer: ____________________________________
- 10.
A student says that a solid like butter can melt into a liquid when heated. Does this change the state of the matter?
(a) Yes — it changes from the solid state to the liquid state(b) No — butter is always a liquid(c) No — the amount of matter changes(d) Yes — the butter becomes a gas
Answer key — P3 Science: Matter — States and Properties
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- 1.(a) Solid, liquid and gas
- 2.(a) They have a fixed shape and volume
- 3.(a) Its shape (but not its volume)
- 4.(a) They spread out to fill any container they are in
- 5.(a) Air has no fixed shape or volume and spreads to fill its container
- 6.(a) Steel nail
- 7.(a) Yes — gas particles have large spaces between them
- 8.(a) It has a fixed volume but takes the shape of its container
- 9.Oxygen
- 10.(a) Yes — it changes from the solid state to the liquid state
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