PBA 1 Practice Quiz

When a popsicle melts, which image best shows what happens to the popsicle molecules after they change from solid to liquid?

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When water evaporates from the ocean, which image best shows what happens to the water molecules after they change from liquid to gas?

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When you breathe on a car window, which image best shows what happens to the water molecules in your breath after they change from gas to liquid?

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When you freeze an ice cube, which image best shows what happens to the water molecules after they change from liquid to solid?

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When molecules cool down...

• they lose energy and become more attracted to each other

• they gain energy and become less attracted to each other

• they lose energy and become less attracted to each other

• they gain energy and become more attracted to each other

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When molecules heat up...

• they lose energy and become more attracted to each other

• they gain energy and become less attracted to each other

• they lose energy and become less attracted to each other

• they gain energy and become more attracted to each other

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How do scientists measure the temperature of a substance?

• with a thermometer using Celsius

• with a thermometer using Fahrenheit

• with a scale using grams

• with a scale using Celsius

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Temperature is a measurement of molecules'...

• size

• state

• energy

• type

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If the temperature of molecules increases, what does that say about how much energy the molecules have?

• the energy of the molecules increased

• the energy of the molecules decreased

• the energy of the molecules did not change

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You leave a container of ice cream out on the counter and it melts (turns from solid to liquid). The molecules in the ice cream will…

• be less attracted to each other

• turn into something new

• change their shape

• change from hard to soft

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