The Four States of Matter Answers

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What best describes why hair gel is considered a noncrystalline solid?

A
Atoms in the hair gel are arranged in a repeating pattern.
B
Atoms in the hair gel are ionized and can withstand high heat.
C
Atoms in the hair gel have no particular order or pattern.
D
Atoms in the hair gel can expand to surround any amount of hair.
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The Great Lakes of the United States are often covered with a sheet of ice every winter. Which best explains why this ice does not sink to the bottom?

A
Cold air temperatures attract the ice to the surface.
B
Ice is less dense than water.
C
Aquatic life buoys the ice.
D
Water currents prevent the ice from sinking.
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View the incomplete table: In which box could "gas” be placed?

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A
U
B
V
C
W
D
X
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Which state of matter is the strongest conductor of electricity?

A
solid
B
liquid
C
gas
D
plasma
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Rosa fills a graduated cylinder with 100 milliliters of Liquid X. She fills another graduated cylinder with 100 milliliters of Liquid Y. Then, at the same time and from the same height, she drops a marble into each liquid. The marble hits the bottom of the cylinder containing Liquid Y first.

A
Liquid X is more viscous than Liquid Y.
B
Liquid Y is more viscous than Liquid X.
C
Liquid X’s atoms have weaker attractive forces.
D
Liquid Y’s atoms have stronger attractive forces.
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Propane is a fuel often used for cooking food on backyard grills. It is stored in a tank.

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A
solid.
B
liquid.
C
gas.
D
plasma.
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Lucia wants to arrange the four states of matter from lowest kinetic energy to highest kinetic energy. How should she arrange them?

A
liquid, solid, plasma, gas
B
liquid, solid, gas, plasma
C
solid, liquid, plasma, gas
D
solid, liquid, gas, plasma
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If solid iron is dropped in liquid iron, it will most likely

A
float.
B
sink.
C
freeze.
D
condense.
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Aiman is making a cake, and he measures 250 mL of vegetable oil in a cup. Aiman then pours the oil into an empty bowl.How many milliliters of oil does the bowl now contain?

A
125 mL
B
200 mL
C
250 mL
D
275 mL
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View the magnified image of salt.

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A
crystalline solid
B
noncrystalline solid
C
crystallized plasma
D
solidified plasma
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Which best explains the statement "It has no definite volume”?

A
Its atoms can widely spread out.
B
Its atoms stay closely packed.
C
It’s highly viscous.
D
It’s highly crystalline.
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During a thunderstorm, a plasma channel forms between the negatively charged clouds and the positively charged Earth, which creates lightning. When lightning is observed, what has passed through the plasma channel?

A
atoms
B
electrons
C
nitrogen
D
water
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Which two substances have no fixed shape and no fixed volume?

A
crystalline solid and noncrystalline solid
B
noncrystalline solid and liquid
C
plasma and liquid
D
gas and plasma

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