Name: __________________________________________ Number: ____ Date: _____________________
States of Matter
Science Review Test
1. How are molecules in a liquid different from molecules in a gas?
a. Molecules in a liquid are more tightly packed than molecules in a gas.
b. Molecules in a liquid are more loosely packed than molecules in a gas.
c. Molecules in a liquid can move but molecules in a gas cannot.
d. Molecules in a liquid are blue and molecules in a gas are pink.
2. What causes water to evaporate?
a. Warm Temperatures
b. Cold Temperatures
c. Food Coloring
d. Electricity
3. What happens to water when it evaporates?
a. It turns into an atom
b. It turns into a solid
c. It turns into a gas
d. It disappears
4. What shape is a liquid?
a. Solid Shape
b. Square
c. The shape of its container
d. Sphere
5. Two or more atoms joined together are called
a. Atoms2
b. Molecules
c. Shapes
d. Gas
6. How are molecules in a liquid different from molecules in a solid?
a. Molecules in a liquid are blue and molecules in a solid are yellow.
b. Molecules in a liquid can move but molecules in a solid cannot.
c. Molecules in a liquid are more tightly packed than molecules in a solid.
d. Molecules in a liquid are more loosely packed than molecules in a solid.
7. What shape is a gas?
a. Solid Shape
b. Triangle
c. The shape of its container
d. Cube
8. What is water known as in the following states?
a. Liquid = _______________________
b. Gas = _________________________
c. Solid = ________________________
9. Use the following words to fill in the blanks.
EVAPORATES
BOILS
FREEZES
MELTS
CONDENSES
When ice becomes water it _____________________________. When water becomes steam it
________________________ and then ______________________. When steam becomes water
it _________________________________. When water becomes ice it
________________________________.
10. Complete the TREE MAP for Solids, Liquids, and Gases.
States of Matter
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Shape:
Shape:
Shape:
Molecules:
Molecules:
Molecules:
Example:
Example:
Example:
In the space below draw a picture of someone making food. Include and label in your picture one
solid, one liquid, and one gas.