Quiz about States of Matter

Question 1

What happens when my glass of water is sitting in the sun and disappears into a gas?

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evaporation

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burning

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melting

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freezing

Question 2

Which form of matter does not take the shape of its container?

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solid

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liquid

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gas

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air

Question 3

How is a gas defined?

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Indefinite shape, indefinite volume

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Definite shape, definite volume

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Found in stars

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Definite volume, indefinite shape

Question 4

What term describes a solid changing to a gas?

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Sublimation

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Deposition

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Evaporation

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Freezing

Question 5

What term describes a liquid changing to a solid?

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Freezing

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Deposition

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Sublimation

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Evaporation

Question 6

Particles of a liquid

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are free to move around one another but still touch.

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are tightly packed together and stay in a fixed position.

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have no viscosity.

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decrease in volume with increasing temperature.

Question 7

Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.

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gas

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solid

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liquid

Question 8

______________________ takes place when a liquid changes to a solid.

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freezing

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melting

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boiling

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sublimation

Question 9

Molecules are closest together in a

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Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

Question 10

The state of matter that has no definite size or shape is

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Gas

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Solid

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Liquid

Question 11

Water can be a solid, liquid, and a gas.

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True

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False
liquid

Question 12

Define a liquid.

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Definite volume, indefinite shape

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Indefinite shape, indefinite volume

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Definite shape, definite volume

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Found in stars

Question 13

A student observes a clear substance in a container that has a flat, level surface.  The substance flows when poured, and is not magnetic.  The substance is most likely...

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water

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sand

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paper clips

Question 14

Which thing in this picture represents a gas?

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bubbles

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ice cubes

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soda

Question 15

Which of the following things will take the shape of the container it is in?

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melted chocolate

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ice cube

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baseball

Question 16

When a stick of butter melts it changes from a...

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solid to liquid

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solid to gas

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gas to solid

Question 17

Which of the following will most likely be attracted by a magnet?

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paper clip

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rubber band

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glass marble

Question 18

What will happen when the thermometer is placed in hot water?

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The temperature will go higher

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The temperature will go lower
The temperature will go lower

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The temperature will stay the same

Question 19

What are the states of matter?

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solid, liquid, and gas

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solid, liquid, and juice

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solid and liquid

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solid and gas

Question 20

Which of the following statements is NOT true of all different types of matter?

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The particles always move at the same speed

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They are made of atoms and molecules

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The particles are always in motion

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They are made of particles that are too small to see

Question 21

State of matter with no definite shape or volume.

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gas

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solid

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liquid

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Mississippi

Question 22

The change of state from a liquid to a solid

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freezing

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melting

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evaporation

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boiling

Question 23

How is a gas defined?

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no shape, no volume

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Definite shape, definite volume

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Found in stars

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Definite volume, no shape

Question 24

What term describes a solid changing to a gas?

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Sublimation

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Melting

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Evaporation

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Freezing

Question 25

Molecules are closest together in a

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Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

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plasma

Question 26

A puddle of water seemed to disappear. The heat caused the water to -

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evaporate

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melt

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condense

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cool

Question 27

What does this picture represent?

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gas

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solid

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liquid

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plasma

Question 28

What does this picture represent?

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liquid

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solid

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gas

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plasma

Question 29

When the temperature of matter increases the particles...

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speed up and move farther apart

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speed up and move closer

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slow down and move closer together

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slow down and move farther apart

Question 30

If the tops were removed from the cylinders, the following would happen:

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The gas would fly out of the container.

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The solid would fly out of the container

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The liquid would fly out of the container.

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They ALL would fly out of the container.

Question 31

The molecules in the picture are tightly held together with little movement. They have shape and energy.  Therefore, the picture represents _________.

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solid

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liquid

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gas

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plasma

Question 32

What happens to the particles when I add heat?

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The particles get faster

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The particles get bigger

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The particles get smaller

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The particles get slower

Question 33

Which of the following statements describes a gas?

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It becomes the volume of it's container

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It has a fixed volume

Question 34

Which of the following statements describes a liquid?

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It has a fixed volume

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It becomes the volume of it's container

Question 35

My glass of ice water is sitting in the sun and has droplets of water on the outside of the glass. What is happening?

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condensation

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evaporation

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melting

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freezing

Question 36

Which state of matter has the highest kinetic energy?

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gas

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solid

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liquid

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matter

Question 37

Which diagram best shows the results of removing heat from this sample until it freezes?

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2

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1

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3

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4

Question 38

The steam coming off the pot of boiling water is an example of....

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a liquid becoming a gas

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a solid becoming a liquid

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a liquid becoming a solid

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a gas becoming a liquid

Question 39

At higher temperatures

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particles in an object move faster

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particles in an object have less energy

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a gas contracts

Question 40

The speed of the molecules determines the _____.

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temperature

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volume

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density

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pressure

Question 41

In the above diagram, "State of Matter B" is a liquid. This means that it has:

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definite volume, but changing shape.

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definite shape and volume.

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no definite shape or volume.

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definite shape, but changing volume.

Question 42

If the tops were removed from the cylinders, the following would happen:

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The gas would fly out of the container.

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The solid would fly out of the container

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The liquid would fly out of the container.

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They ALL would fly out of the container.

Question 43

When heat is added, particles in a solid, liquid, or gas...

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Move faster

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Are not affected

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Move slower

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None of the above

Question 44

Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.

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gas

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solid

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liquid

Question 45

Define a liquid.

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Definite volume, indefinite shape

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Indefinite shape, indefinite volume

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Definite shape, definite volume

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Found in stars

Question 46

All changes in the state of matter of a substance requires

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energy

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vibration

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water

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permission

Question 47

When molecules are hot they _______

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move faster

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move slower

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stay the same

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get lost

Question 48

What state of matter is Water?

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Liquid

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Gas

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Solid

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Plasma

Question 49

What state of matter Has really weak forces and molecules are far apart?

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Gas

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Liquid

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Solid

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Plasma

Question 50

Hot particles tend to________

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move to a cooler area

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be shy

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move to an even hotter area

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Not change

Question 51

When particles are cold they tend to move ________

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slower

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At same pace

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faster

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akward

Question 52

Matter can not be created nor destroyed: it can only be

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Transformed, changed

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Destroyed a little bit

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Invisible

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None of the above

Question 53

What types of systems are there?

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Open and Closed Systems

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Mechanical and Electrical Systems

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Inside and Outside Systems

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Human and Machine Systems

Question 54

This type of system allows matter to flow freely in and out...

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Open System

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Closed System

Question 55

A boiling pot with a lid on it to keep in the energy is what type of system?

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Closed System

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Open System

Question 56

Measure of the amount of matter

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mass

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volume

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weight

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density

Question 57

What is the Law of Conservation of mass?

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Mass is never created or destroyed

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Mass is created in a chemical reaction

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Mass is created in a physical change

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New chemicals formed from a chemical reaction have a larger overall mass than the original reactants

Question 58

If a reaction starts with a total 75g of reactants it should produce

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a total of 75g of products

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a total of 40g of products

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a total of 180 g of products

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None of the above

Question 59

Bob puts 200 grams of ice into a pitcher with 900 grams of water. He gets distracted and comes back later to find that the ice has melted in the water. How many grams of water does Bob now have in the pitcher?

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1,100 g

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200 g

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700 g

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