Chapter 3 States of Matter

Review and Reinforcement Guide

Standard: S8P1: Students will examine the scientific nature of matter.

a) Describe the movement of particles in solids, liquids, gases and plasmas.

1. Fill-in the following chart regarding: solids, liquids, gases and plasmas.

State of
Solid Liquid Gas Plasma
Matter

Arrangement
of Molecules

Movement of
Molecules

Energy of
Molecules

Shape

Volume

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2. List 2 examples of plasma.
a.

b.

3. Create an analogy or comparison to explain the concept of pressure to a younger student.

4. Is the relationship between volume and pressure of a gas direct (if one goes up, so does the
other) or indirect (if one goes up, the other goes down)?

5. Is the relationship between temperature and volume of a gas direct or indirect?

6. Match the cause with the result.

1. If I heat a gas a. the volume increases
2. If I cool a gas b. the pressure increases
3. If I decrease the space a gas occupies c. the volume decreases
4. If I increase the space a gas occupies d. the pressure decreases

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Name the state of matter change

a. Solid to liquid
b. Liquid to gas or

c. Gas to liquid
d. Liquid to Solid
e. Solid to Gas

7. Using the graph below identify the following:

a. The gas form

b. The liquid form
c. The solid form
d. The change from gas to liquid
e. The change from liquid to gas
f. The change from liquid to solid
g. The change from solid to liquid.

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8. In the diagram below, compare solids, liquids, and gases. Where one or more circles overlap, draw an
arrow to the area of overlap and list the ways that those states of matter are alike. Where the circles do not
overlap, list the ways that each of these states of matter is unique.

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