Name:____________________________________________
Date:________________
UNDERSTANDING STATES OF MATTER REVIEW
MATTER IS?
STATES OF MATTER
Answer the following:
Fill in the spaces below for each state of
matter.
1. What is matter?
GASES
2. Provide at least two examples
of matter:
Energy:
Density:
PARTICLES ARE?
Particle movement:
Identify the following particles by drawing
a blue line to the solid, an orange line to
the liquid, and a red line to the gas.
Particles are packed:
More Energy
Energy:
Density:
Particle movement:
More Dense
LIQUIDS
SOLID LIQUID
GAS
Particles are packed:
SOLIDS
Energy:
Density:
Particle movement:
Particles are packed:
The molecular motion of an object _________ when
energy is added and it _________ when energy is
removed.
DESCRIBE MATTER
Fill in the spaces below for each state
of matter description.
1. _______ has an indefinite shape and
a definite volume.
2. ________ has an indefinite shape and
has an indefinite volume.
3. ________ has a definite shape and a
definite volume.
Answer Key
Name:____________________________________________
Date:__________________
UNDERSTANDING STATES OF MATTER REVIEW
MATTER IS?
STATES OF MATTER
Answer the following:
Fill in the spaces below for each state of
matter.
1. What is matter? Matter is
anything that has mass and takes
up space (volume).
2. Provide at least two examples
of matter: Answers may vary
GASES
Energy: High
Density: Low
PARTICLES ARE?
Particle movement: Particles move freely
at high speeds often bouncing off each
other
Particles are packed: Particles are spaced
far apart from each other
More Energy
Energy: Medium
Density: Medium
Particle movement: Particles move
by sliding past each other
Particles are packed: Particles are
spaced a little apart from each other
More Dense
LIQUIDS
Identify the following particles by drawing
a blue line to the solid, an orange line to
the liquid, and a red line to the gas.
SOLIDS
Energy: Low
Density: High
Particle movement: Particles move by
vibrating
Particles are packed: Particles are tightly
packed
The molecular motion of an object _ increases____
when energy is added and it __decreases_____ when
energy is removed.
SOLID LIQUID
GAS
DESCRIBE MATTER
Fill in the spaces below for each state
of matter description.
Liquid has an indefinite shape and
1. _______
a definite volume.
Gas
2. ________
has an indefinite shape and
has an indefinite volume.
Solid has a definite shape and a
3. ________
definite volume.