Page 1 - HA States of Matter
P. 1

CHAPTER 3: STATES OF MATTER

                                               TOPIC – STATES OF MATTER


                    OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

                    Q.1.Fill in the blanks:

                       a)  Anything that takes up space and has mass is called _________.
                       b)  Matter can  ____________ from one form to another.


                       c)  A substance that does not has a fixed shape and volume is a ____________.
                       d)  State of matter in which oil exists.    ______________.
                       e)  Air is a mixture of ______________.

                    Q.2. Molecules in gas are

                       a)  Close together
                       b)  Far apart
                       c)  Tight and pull on each other a lot.

                    Q.3.The atoms in which state shake, but don’t move freely?

                      a)  Solid
                      b)  Liquid
                      c)  Gas
                      d)  Mixture

                    Q.4. Count the number of solid, liquid and gases and choose the correct option.
                    Rock, Air, Brick, water vapour, milk, juice, wood, water

                       A.  Solid-2, liquid-3, gas-3
                       B.  Solid-3,liquid-3,gas-2
                       C.  Solid-3,liquid-2,gas-3
                       D.  Solid-2,liquid-3,gas-3

                    Q 5. Why are liquids and gases referred to as fluids?

                       A.  Particles of liquids and gases are very loosely packed.
                       B.  Both liquids and gases have fixed volume.
                       C.  Both liquids and gases can flow easily.
                       D.  Both liquids and gases cannot flow easily.

                    Q .6. Identify the substance and its state of matter which exhibits the below mentioned
                    properties:
                    Can be compressed, occupies a fixed volume and regains its shape
   1   2   3