Quiz about Unit 4: States of Matter and Phase Changes

Question 1

Matter that has no definite shape, but has a definite volume.

Accepted Answer

Liquid

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Solid

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Gas

Question 2

Matter that has a definite shape, and a definite volume.

Accepted Answer

Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

Question 3

Matter that has no definite shape, nor volume.

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Gas

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Solid

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Liquid

Question 4

Molecules are far apart and are in constant motion.

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Gas

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Solid

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Liquid

Question 5

Molecules change position easily and slide past one another.

Accepted Answer

Liquid

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Solid

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Gas

Question 6

Molecules move, but they only vibrate in place.

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Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

Question 7

Condensation is . . . .

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gas to liquid

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liquid to gas

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gas to solid

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solid to liquid

Question 8

Freezing (or solidification) is . . . .

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liquid to solid

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solid to liquid

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solid to gas

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solid to plasma

Question 9

5. What is it called when a solid turns directly into a gas?

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Sublimation

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Condensation

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Liquid

Question 10

Endothermic phase changes include

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melting, boiling, evaporation and sublimation

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conduction, convection and radiation

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freezing and condensation

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vaporization and condensation

Question 11

Exothermic phase changes include

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freezing and condensation

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conduction, convection and radiation

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vaporization and condensation

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melting, boiling, evaporation and sublimation

Question 12

What type of state of matter is a gas that has charged particles flowing through it?

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Plasma

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Gas

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Liquid

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Solid

Question 13

What happens to the movement of the particles in a substance when the thermal energy is decreased?

Accepted Answer

Slow Down

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Speed Up

Question 14

What happens to the movement of the particles in a substance when the thermal energy is increased?

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Speed Up

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Slow Down

Question 15

What happens to the arrangement of particles as thermal energy is removed from a substance?

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The particles get closer together.

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The particles get farther apart.

Question 16

What happens to the arrangement of particles as thermal energy is added to a substance?

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The particles get farther apart.

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The particles get closer together.

Question 17

Examine the table. At which temperature would the element radon be a solid?

Accepted Answer

-83 degrees celsius

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50 degrees celsius

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-50 degrees celsius

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-65 degrees celsius

Question 18

Water droplets forming on your mirror in your bathroom after you shower shows..

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condensation

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evaporation

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sublimation

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freezing

Question 19

The water in a bowl seems to have disappeared after a few days.

Accepted Answer

evaporation

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sublimation

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condensation

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melting

Question 20

What line segment represents only the solid state? (Diagram F)

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A-B

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B-C

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C-D

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D-E

Question 21

Between which points is the temperature of the substance remaining constant? (Diagram F)

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B-C, D-E

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A-B only.

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A-B, C-D, E-F

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B-C only.

Question 22

True or false: melting and freezing occur at the same temperature!

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True

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False

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I don't know

Question 23

A substance's heating curve is shown in the graph. At what temperature will the substance boil?

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60 C

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100 C

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80 C

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20 C

Question 24

Are the particles moving faster or slower as time goes on?

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Faster

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Slower

Question 25

Based on the diagram is the substance gaining or losing energy?

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Losing Energy

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Gaining Energy

Question 26

Which line segment represents evaporation (boiling) on the diagram?

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From D to E

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From B to C

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From C to D

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From E to F

Question 27

What phase change is occurring from point C to point B on the diagram?

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freezing

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melting

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boiling

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condensation

Question 28

Based on the graph will it take longer to melt or evaporate the substance?

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Evaporate

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Melt

Question 29

During a phase change, the temperature

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stays the same

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increases

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decreases

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fluctuates

Question 30

Getting a sunburn on while spending the day on the beach

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Radiation

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Conduction

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Convection

Question 31

Burning your tongue on a hot soup

Accepted Answer

Conduction

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Convection

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Radiation

Question 32

The movement of liquid in a lava lamp

Accepted Answer

Convection

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Conduction

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Radiation

Question 33

The sand burning your feet while walking on the beach on a hot day

Accepted Answer

Conduction

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Convection

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Radiation

Question 34

A solar panels absorb thermal energy from the sun trough...

Accepted Answer

Radiation

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Conduction

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Convection

Question 35

In the mantle warm magma rises and cooler magma sinks creating a circular current that moves tectonic plates.

Accepted Answer

Convection

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Conduction

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Radiation

Question 36

What is the definition of convection?

Accepted Answer

When warmer liquids or gases rise and colder liquids or gases and sink.

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When thermal energy transfers through waves and rays.

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When thermal energy transfers from objects that are touching.

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When thermal energy is traveling from the sun.

Question 37

Radiation is when energy is transferred...

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by waves or rays

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by contact

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by flow of fluid in liquid or gas

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this is not an energy-transfer process

Question 38

The transmission of energy by two objects touching is called

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conduction

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convection

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contraction

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radiation

Question 39

Matter is anything that has...

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both mass and volume

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mass

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volume

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none of the above

Question 40

Intermolecular forces are the forces

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between molecules

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within molecules

Question 41

Which state of matter has the strongest intermolecular forces?

Accepted Answer

Solid

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Gas

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Liquid

Question 42

As the distance between molecules increases the intermolecular forces...

Accepted Answer

become weaker

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become stronger

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stay the same

Question 43

In general, substances with stronger intermolecular forces have ________ boiling points than those with weaker forces

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Higher

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Lower

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The same

Unit 4: States of Matter and Phase Changes

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