States of Matter: Interactive Quizzes and Learning Resources

Question 1

Which is an example of an application of the gaseous state of matter?

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Breathing

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Cooking

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Making ice cream

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Preserving food

Question 2

In a gas, the particles:

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Move randomly

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Are closely packed together

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Are loosely spaced apart

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Are stationary

Question 3

Which of these is an example of a liquid at room temperature?

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Water

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Salt

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Iron

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Oxygen

Question 4

Which of these is a characteristic of liquids?

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Can flow easily

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Definite shape

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Definite volume

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Particles are tightly packed

Question 5

Which of these is an example of a solid used in construction?

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Brick

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Wood

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Water

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Oxygen

Question 6

Which of the following is a defining property of solids?

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Fixed shape and volume

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Ability to flow

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Easily compressible

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Particles loosely packed

Question 7

When a liquid changes to a gas, it undergoes a process called:

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Evaporation

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Melting

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Freezing

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Condensation

Question 8

A substance that takes the shape of its container is called a:

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Liquid

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Solid

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Gas

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Gel

Question 9

As the temperature of a gas increases, how do its particles behave?

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Move faster

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Move slower

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Become closer together

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Become further apart

Question 10

True or False: Solids are more easily compressed than gases.

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False

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True

Question 11

Which property is NOT characteristic of solids?

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Freely moving particles

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Fixed shape and volume

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Tightly packed particles

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Vibrating particles at fixed positions

Question 12

What is the process called when a liquid transforms into a gas upon heating?

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Evaporation

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Melting

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Condensation

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Freezing

Question 13

When a solid melts, what happens to its particles?

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Increase in speed and dispersion

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Decrease in speed and compaction

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Change in shape but fixed position

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Disappearance of particles

Question 14

What is the term for the transformation of gas into liquid upon cooling?

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Condensation

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Melting

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Evaporation

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Freezing

Question 15

What is the name of the process where water vapor in the air transforms into liquid water?

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Condensation

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Evaporation

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Precipitation

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Sublimation

Question 16

Which of the following is **not** a characteristic of solids?

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Particles can move around freely

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Fixed shape and volume

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Particles are closely packed together

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Can be compressed

Question 17

When heat is added to a liquid, what happens to its particles?

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They speed up and become more disordered

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They slow down and become more ordered

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They change shape

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They become denser

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of a gas?

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Air

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Water

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Ice

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Metal

Question 19

What is the process called when a solid changes directly into a gas?

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Sublimation

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Melting

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Freezing

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Condensation

Question 20

What happens to the volume of a gas when it is cooled?

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It decreases

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It increases

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It stays the same

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It changes shape

Question 21

Which of the following factors does NOT affect the melting point of a substance?

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Volume

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Temperature

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Pressure

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Impurities

Question 22

Which of the following is **NOT** a characteristic of a solid?

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Particles that move freely

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Fixed shape and volume

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Rigidly packed particles

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Incompressibility

Question 23

When a liquid is heated, what happens to the movement of its particles?

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They speed up and move further apart

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They slow down and move closer together

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They change shape

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They stop moving

Question 24

Which of the following is an example of a **gas**?

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Air

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Ice

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Water

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Plastic

Question 25

The particles in a liquid are:

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Closely packed and moving randomly

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Far apart and moving quickly

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Rigid and fixed in place

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Non-existent

Question 26

Which of the following processes involves a substance changing from a **solid** to a **gas**?

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Sublimation

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Melting

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Boiling

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Freezing

Question 27

The **boiling point** of a liquid is the temperature at which:

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It boils

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It freezes

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It melts

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It condenses

Question 28

The process of changing a **gas** into a **liquid** is called:

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Condensation

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Evaporation

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Sublimation

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Deposition

Question 29

Which of the following is not considered a fundamental state of matter?

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Plasma

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Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

Question 30

What physical change occurs when a solid transforms into a liquid?

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Melting

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Freezing

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Sublimation

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Deposition

Question 31

Which of the following is an example of a gas at room temperature?

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Air

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Water

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Ice

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Wood

Question 32

What is the term for the transformation of a gas into a liquid?

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Condensation

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Evaporation

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Sublimation

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Deposition

Question 33

Which of the following is a practical application of the solid state in everyday life?

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Construction of buildings

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Storage of liquids

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Inflation of balloons

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Preservation of food

Question 34

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of solids?

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Can easily change shape

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Have a definite volume

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Have a definite shape

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Particles are tightly packed

Question 35

Which state of matter has particles that move quickly and have large spaces between them?

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Gas

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Liquid

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Solid

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Plasma

Question 36

Which of the following is an example of a change of state?

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Melting

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Rusting

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Burning

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Digestion

Question 37

What causes a substance to change from a solid directly to a gas?

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Adding heat (Sublimation)

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Cooling

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Adding pressure

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Removing heat

Question 38

In which state of matter are particles arranged in a regular, repeating pattern?

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Crystalline Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

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Amorphous Solid

Question 39

Which of the following states of matter takes the shape and volume of its container?

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Liquid

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Solid

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Gas

Question 40

What happens to the volume of a gas when its temperature increases?

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Increases

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Halves

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Remains the same

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Decreases

Question 41

Which of the following applications involves the gaseous state of matter?

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Filling balloons

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Storage of food

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Cooking

Question 42

What is a key feature of solids?

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They have a fixed shape and volume.

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They don't have a definite shape or volume.

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They can flow easily like water.

Question 43

What happens to a liquid when you heat it?

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It changes into a gas.

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Its volume shrinks.

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It becomes denser.

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It changes into a solid.

Question 44

Which of these is an example of something that is a gas?

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Air

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Ice

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Water

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Wood

Question 45

What's the special name for when a solid turns straight into a gas, skipping the liquid stage?

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Sublimation

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Melting

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Vaporization

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Condensation

Question 46

What makes liquids different from solids?

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Liquids can flow easily.

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Liquids can be squeezed easily.

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Liquids have a fixed shape.

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Liquids have a definite volume.

Question 47

What makes the particles in matter move faster?

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When the temperature goes up.

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When the state of matter changes.

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When the pressure increases.

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When the volume decreases.

Question 48

Which of these is a use for solids?

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Building materials like bricks and concrete.

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Fuel for cars and machines.

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Refrigerants that keep things cold.

Question 49

What do we call it when a gas changes into a liquid?

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Condensation

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Melting

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Vaporization

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Sublimation

Question 50

What can affect the temperature at which a substance melts?

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Pressure

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Shape

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Color

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Volume

Question 51

What happens to the density of a substance when it turns from a liquid into a gas?

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It becomes less dense.

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It stays the same.

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It becomes zero.

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It becomes denser.