Matter NCFE review

In a laboratory, a sealed container with 100g of steam (gas) is cooled until all the steam (gas) becomes a liquid. The container is then cooled further until all the water becomes a solid. Which of the following remains constant during both of these changes?

• the mass of the water
• the pressure in the container
• the total energy of the water
• the position of the atoms in the container

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Which substance has a definite shape and a definite volume?

• liquid
• solid
• gas
• plasma

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What is the smallest unit of an element that shares the element’s properties?

• molecule
• cell
• atom
• compound

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Density depends on ___________________.

• weight
• mass
• volume
• mass and volume

Mass is a(n) __________________ property.

• natural
• chemical
• electrical
• physical

Compared to gases, liquids are not easily compressed because particles of a liquid
___________________________.

• are closer together
• are moving faster
• have more kinetic energy
• have a crystal structure

In which phase of matter are the molecules of a substance farthest apart from each other?

• solid
• liquid
• gas
• crystal

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Substances that have a definite volume but can take many different shapes are known
as_______________.

• solids
• liquids
• gases
• crystals

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All living and nonliving things are made up of a combination of __________.

• elements
• liquids
• crystals
• oxygen

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What are often called building blocks of matter?

• cells
• elements
• compounds
• atoms

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