Characteristics of Gases

Which is a measurement of the amount of matter in an object?

• mass
• volume
• weight
• conductivity

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How do molecules of gas behave?

• They vibrate in place.

• They bounce around randomly.

• They are locked in place by chemical bonds.

• They clump together.

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Which diagram represents a gas?

• A

• B

• C

• None of the Above

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A student has two pieces of aluminum foil. Each piece can be folded and rolled into a wire. Why do both pieces of aluminum foil behave the same way?

• They are composed of the same types of atoms.
• They are composed of different types of atoms.
• They have the same physical properties, but different chemical properties.
• They have the same chemical properties, but different physical properties. 

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Particles that are very close together are considered

• solid

• liquid

• gas

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Particles that are furthest apart

• liguid

• gas

• solid

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When matter is cooled, the molecules:

• contract and become closer together

• contract and become farther apart

• expand and become closer together

• expand and become farther apart

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When matter is heated, the molecules:

• expand and become closer together

• expand and become farther apart

• contract and become closer together

• contract and become farther apart

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In gases, particles are

• closely packed
• not free to move
• regularly packed
• far apart

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Temperature of a gas is increased, its energy would

• increase

• decrease

• remain same

• increase and decrease both

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