Solids, Liquids, and Gases Review

What is the state of matter in which particles are arranged in either a crystalline or an amorphous form?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

True or False: Water vapor is a colorful gas that can be seen.

• True

• False

True or False: Pieces of Dry Ice (Solid Carbon Dioxide) become smaller when exposed to air during the process of vaporization.

• True

• False

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Which state of matter has particles arranged in the least organized manner?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

The greater the speed of gas particles in a container, the...

• fewer collisions there will be.

• lower the temperature.

• greater the pressure.

• lower the pressure.

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According to Boyle's Law, when the pressure of a gas increases at constant temperature, its volume...

• increases.

• stays constant.

• decreases.

• increases, then decreases.

The amount of snow on the ground may still decrease in size, even though the temperatures remain below freezing. This process is called...

• condensation.

• sublimation.

• melting.

• evaporation.

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The surface of water can act like a sort of skin and float things like paper clips. This property of liquids is called...

• viscosity.

• surface tension.

• condensation.

• evaporation.

When a substance cools, it loses what kind of energy to its surroundings?

• Kinetic

• Potential

• Mechanical

• Thermal

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What occurs when a liquid changes to a gas below its surface as well as at the surface?

• Freezing

• Boiling

• Evaporation

• Condensation

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