Which state of matter has a definite shape and volume?
a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gas
d) Plasma
Which state of matter takes the shape of its container but has a definite volume?
a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gas
d) Plasma
What state of matter has neither a definite shape nor a definite volume?
a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gas
d) Bose-Einstein Condensate
Plasma is commonly found in which of the following?
a) Ice
b) Neon signs
c) Rocks
d) Wood
What is the most abundant state of matter in the universe?
a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gas
d) Plasma
Which state of matter exists at extremely low temperatures near absolute zero?
a) Gas
b) Bose-Einstein Condensate
c) Plasma
d) Liquid
Which state of matter has particles that are tightly packed in a fixed arrangement?
a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gas
d) Plasma
What happens when a solid turns directly into a gas without becoming a liquid?
a) Condensation
b) Evaporation
c) Sublimation
d) Melting
Which phase change occurs when a liquid turns into a gas?
a) Freezing
b) Melting
c) Evaporation
d) Condensation
Which of the following is an example of sublimation?
a) Melting ice
b) Dry ice turning into gas
c) Boiling water
d) Condensation on a cold surface
What is the term for a gas changing into a liquid?
a) Freezing
b) Melting
c) Condensation
d) Sublimation
Which of the following can flow and take the shape of its container?
a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Plasma
d) Both b and c
Which state of matter has the highest kinetic energy?
a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gas
d) Plasma
Which state of matter expands to fill its container completely?
a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gas
d) Plasma
Which of the following processes releases heat?
a) Evaporation
b) Melting
c) Condensation
d) Boiling
Which phase transition occurs when a liquid becomes a solid?
a) Condensation
b) Freezing
c) Sublimation
d) Boiling
What type of solid lacks a fixed crystalline structure?
a) Amorphous solid
b) Crystalline solid
c) Metallic solid
d) Ionic solid
What happens to the volume of a gas when pressure increases, assuming temperature remains constant?
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Stays the same
d) First increases, then decreases
Which state of matter consists of ionized particles?
a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gas
d) Plasma
What happens to gas particles when the temperature increases?
a) They slow down
b) They stop moving
c) They move faster
d) They condense into a liquid
Which state of matter is described by having particles that vibrate in place?
a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gas
d) Plasma
Which of the following materials is an example of an amorphous solid?
a) Diamond
b) Quartz
c) Glass
d) Salt
Which of the following is an example of a crystalline solid?
a) Rubber
b) Plastic
c) Salt
d) Glass
What type of energy is responsible for changes in the states of matter?
a) Electrical energy
b) Nuclear energy
c) Thermal energy
d) Chemical energy
Which process involves a liquid changing to a gas at the surface without boiling?
a) Boiling
b) Evaporation
c) Freezing
d) Melting
Which of the following describes a supercritical fluid?
a) A state where liquid and gas coexist
b) A solid with high density
c) A type of plasma
d) A frozen gas
What happens to the boiling point of a liquid when atmospheric pressure decreases?
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains the same
d) First increases, then decreases
Which state of matter is created at extremely high temperatures where electrons are separated from atoms?
a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gas
d) Plasma
Which type of solid has a regular, repeating pattern of particles?
a) Amorphous solid
b) Crystalline solid
c) Supercooled liquid
d) None of the above
