14.1 Matter and Thermal Energy Review

According to the kinetic theory, all matter is composed of

• waves.

• particles.

• plasma.

• solid material.

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Which of the following is a state of matter that is the most common in the universe?

• diffuse

• thermal

• particle

• plasma

Which of the following best describes particles in a solid?

• No attractive forces between particles.

• Particles tightly packed together.

• Molecules slide past each other; sample takes shape of container.

• Fills whatever container it is in.

The _______ of a substance is the temperature at which a solid begins to liquefy.

• heat of vaporization

• heat of fusion

• boiling point

• melting point

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The amount of energy needed to change a substance from the solid phase to the liquid phase is the substance's

• melting point.

• heat of fusion.

• heat of vaporization.

• heat of transformation.

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The energy required to change a liquid at its boiling point to a gas is

• heat of vaporization.

• heat of fusion.

• boiling point.

• heat of sublimation.

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________ is an increase in the size of a substance when the temperature is increased.

• Kinetic fusion

• Diffusion

• Thermal expansion

• Buoyancy

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What is a substance that exhibits one or more partially ordered liquid phases above the melting point of the solid form?

• liquid crystal

• plasma

• crystalline solid

• amorphous solid

The measure of the total energy of all the particles of an object is

• kinetic theory.

• thermal expansion.

• thermal energy.

• temperature.

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A measure of the average energy of motion of the particles of a substance is

• kinetic theory.

• temperature.

• thermal energy.

• thermal expansion.

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