States of Matter
Miscellaneous
Phase Changes
Properties
Real-Life Examples
100

Which state of matter has a definite shape and volume?

Solid


100

True or False: Ice cream melting is an example of a chemical change.

False. 

100

Solid → Liquid

Melting

100

True or False: Change in color indicates a chemical reaction. 

True
100
When your ice cream stays out in the sun for too long it will...

Melt

200

Which state has no definite shape but definite volume?

Liquid

200

True or False: Ice melting is an example of a physical change. 

True. 

200

Liquid → Solid

Freezing

200

True or false: Cranberry juice is a solution.

True

200

What happens to the weight of an ice cube that melts? 

It stays the same. 

300

Which state fills its container completely?

Gas

300

Describe the particle arrangement in a solid

Tightly packed

300

Liquid → Gas

Evaporation

300

What is solubility? 

The ability of matter to dissolve in a liquid. 

300

Last night a puddle formed in my backyard after it rained. Today, the puddle has less water. What change is this?

Evaporation

400

Which state(s) of matter have a definite volume?

Solids & Liquids

400

Describe the particle arrangement in a gas

Far apart 

400

Gas → Liquid

Condensation

400

What is a physical property that describes how light reflects off an object? 

Reflectivity

400

I was drinking a glass of cold soda on a hot and sunny day. I noticed that after a while, droplets of water began to form on the outside of my glass. What change of state is this?

Condensation

500

The amount of space an object takes up is its...

volume.

500

Which state has particles that slide around each other?

Liquid

500

Solid →  Gas

Sublimation

500

What is the property of a material to transmit heat or electricity? 

Conductivity

500

My old bike had been sitting out in the winter snow for weeks and had begun to rust. What type of change occurred?

A chemical change