Unit 6 States of Matter

Lightning flashes contain which of the following types of matter?

• gases

• solids

• plasmas

• liquids

snow melts after a blizzard because of the addition of

• thermal energy

• force

• potential energy

• inertia

viscosity is a measure of a fluid's

• average kinetic energy

• potential energy

• temperature

• resistance to flow

dry ice is a solid that changes directly into a gas in a process known as

• condensation

• deposition

• sublimation

• evaporation

During a phase change

• the temperature stays the same despite the addition of thermal energy

• the temperature decreases

• the temperature increases

• none of the above

Boyle's, Charles' and Gay - Lassac's Laws all describe the properties of a

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

Keeping temperature a constant, as the volume _______________ the pressure ________________

• decreases, decreases

• increases, increases

• decreases, increases

• remains constant, decreases

Which is a fundamental assumption of the Kinetic Molecular Theory of Matter?

• Particles of matter never come into contact with one another

• The particles of matter move in predictable paths

• All atoms are composed of subatomic particles

• No energy is lost when particles collide with one another

As the space in a container is held constant, as ______________decreases, the pressure ______________

• temperature, decreases

• volume, decreases

• temperature, increases

• temperature, remains the same

In which state of matter is the attractive force amongst particles the strongest?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma