The three most common states of matter found on Earth are these.
The fastest type of matter with the fastest moving particles.
What is plasma?
CHALLENGE (not a quiz question): Explain how the water cycle an example of a physical change.
What is YES, it is a physical change, because water changes from a liquid/solid when it precipitates, to a gas when it evaporates, then forms back into a liquid when it condensates. Then the process repeats again with the same substance, WATER!
CHALLENGE (not a quiz question) A substance changes color, gives off a smell, and forms a new solid. Explain why this is a chemical change and what evidence supports it.
An odor was produced, colors changed and it formed into a new substance.
CHALLENGE (not on quiz). A shiny metal is bent into a new shape without breaking. It’s still the same substance. Name two physical properties that made this possible, and explain why this is not a chemical change.
What are malleability and luster?
(It’s not a chemical change because the metal's identity stayed the same — only its shape changed, and no new substance was formed.)