Chem Ch. 2 Solids, Liquids and Gases

What happens when the motion of particles slows?

• The particles split.
• The particles move further apart.
• The particles move closer together
• The particles no longer move randomly.

Which phrase best describes the particles in a solid?

• not moving
• very far apart
• vibrating in place
• able to slip past one another

Which grouping lists the states of matter in order of increasing distance between particles?

• gas, liquid, solid
• liquid, solid, gas
• solid, gas, liquid
• solid, liquid, gas

What are three common phases of matter?

• solid, liquid and gas
• atom, element and molecule
• mixture, solution and compound
• mass, volume and temperature

Particles in a __________ have very little movement and the object keeps its shape and volume.

• solid
• liquid
• gas

__________ have a definite volume and tend to take the shape of their container. 

• solids
• liquids
• gases

Which of the following statements describe gas the BEST.

• Gas has a packed shape.
• Gas cannot change shape.
• Gas has a definite shape.
• Gas spreads out to fill a space.

At ____ degrees Celsius water freezes into a solid.

• 0
• 32
• 50
• 63

A change from one phase of matter to another phase of matter is what kind of change?

• physical

• property

• chemical

• none of the above

As a sample of matter is heated, what do the particles do?

• stop moving

• move more slowly

• move more quickly

• are not affected