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Gerry is looking at salt under a powerful microscope and notices a crystalline structure. What can be known about the salt sample that Gerry is looking at?

A
The atoms have spread out from each other.
B
The atoms are sliding past each other.
C
The atoms have no particular pattern.
D
The atoms are vibrating in place.
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Gold’s natural state has a definite shape and a definite volume. What is gold’s natural state(s)?

A
solid
B
liquid
C
solid or gas
D
liquid or gas
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Mercury’s natural state is where the atoms are close to each other but are still free to pass by each other. In which state(s) could mercury naturally exist?

A
gas
B
liquid
C
solid or liquid
D
solid or gas
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Julianna blows air into a balloon to inflate it. What can be known about the atoms of the air?

A
They are close together.
B
They are moving constantly at high speeds.
C
They vibrate in place.
D
They are held together by strong attractions.
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Which best describes why a liquid needs a container when a solid does not?

A
Solids fill their containers, and liquids have definite shapes.
B
Solids have definite shapes, and liquids fill their containers.
C
Solids particles will expand to fill their containers, and liquid particles will expand as well.
D
Solids particles expand to fill their containers, and liquid particles do not.
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Carmen has a sample of matter. It is clear and smells sour. The sample is also thick but it flows when poured.Which is the best conclusion about Carmen’s sample?

A
It is a liquid because it is clear.
B
It is a liquid because it flows.
C
It is a solid because it is thick.
D
It is a solid because it smells sour.
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Density describes how much mass is contained in a certain volume. Knowing how far apart molecules are in each state, which best ranks solids, liquids, and gasses from least dense to most dense?

A
Gasses are denser than liquids.
B
Liquids are denser than solids.
C
Gasses are less dense than solids.
D
Solids are less dense than liquids.
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Which statement best describes the atoms in a gas?

A
They vibrate in place.
B
They stay in a fixed position.
C
They are closely packed.
D
They move freely in all directions.
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Which statement best describes the atoms of the gas neon?

A
They slide past each other.
B
They move freely in all directions.
C
They vibrate in place.
D
They are packed closely together.
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Which correctly lists the types of matter, in terms of their atoms, in order from least tightly packed to most tightly packed?

A
solid, gas, liquid
B
solid, liquid, gas
C
gas, solid, liquid
D
gas, liquid, solid

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