Particle Physics

The word "atom" means what?

• "indivisible"
• "Adam"
• "extremely small"
• "indestructible"

All atoms consist of mostly empty space.

• True
• False

Almost all of the mass of an atom is found in what part?

• The electron cloud
• The nucleus
• The protons
• The charge

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

How do gases behave in a container?

• Cluster together
• form a solid
• They take the shape of their container
• leak out 

Which states allow easy flow of particles

• Gas and Solid
• Gas and Liquid
• Solid and Liquid
• Gas only

Can Solids be compressed?

• No
• Yes
• Sometimes (it depends what it's made of)
• Generally no

Which states allow easy flow of particles

• Gas and Solid
• Gas and Liquid
• Solid and Liquid
• Gas only

How do materials change from one state of matter to another?

• They gain or lose energy
• They break appart
• The particles get stickyer
• They are magnetised to themselves

What term describes a solid changing to a gas?

• Deposition
• Sublimation
• Evaporation
• Freezing

What happens to particles as they heat up?

• Kinetic energy decreases

• Energy stays the same

• They don't move

• Kinetic energy increases