Chapter 2 Solids Liquids and Gases

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

• decreases.

• stays constant.

• increases, then decreases.

• increases.

Particles in a liquid move around just as freely as particles in a solid.

• True

• False, less freely as

• False, more freely than

• False, same as

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(a)   occurs when a liquid changes to a gas below its surface as well as the surface.

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The surface of water can act like a sort of skin due to a property of liquids called

• condensation.

• viscosity.

• surface tension.

• evaporation.

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

• liquid

• gas

• fluid

• solid

Water vapor is a colorless gas that is impossible to see.

• true

• false, easy

• false, possible

• false, cloudy

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When a substance cools, it loses (a)   energy to its surroundings.

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An uncovered pot of soup is simmering on the stove, and there are water droplets on the wall above the back of the stove. What sequence can you infer has occurred?

• vaporization, then condensation

• condensation, then vaporization

• melting, then boiling

• freezing, then thawing

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In which state are the particles least able to move?

• State A

• State B

• State C

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In cold climates, the amount of snow on the ground may decrease even if the temperature stays below zero degrees Celsius. The process that best describes this event is

• melting

• evaporation

• condensation

• sublimation