Phase Change and States of Matter Test

What is the basic building block of all matter?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Atom

• Oxygen

What is TRUE about all matter?

• Atoms are always moving

• Atoms are never moving

• Atoms expand as they get colder

• Atoms condense as they get warmer

Which state of matter has the most energy?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• None

Which state of matter has a definite shape and definite volume?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

Which state(s) of matter have kinetic energy?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• All of them

This type of solid forms when the atoms have more time to cool and  have an orderly arrangement of particles (ex. ice).

• Amorphous

• Surface Tension

• Viscosity

• Crystalline

What happens to an inflated balloon when you take it outside on a cold day?

• The balloon pops

• The balloon expands as atoms spread apart

• The atoms condense making the balloon look deflated

• Nothing changes

Which of the following changes of state is exothermic changes?

• evaporation

• sublimation

• condensation

• melting

Which of the following changes of state is endothermic changes?

• freezing

• condensation

• deposition

• melting

What is true about the particles of a gas?

• atoms are very close

• atoms slide past each other

• Atoms have the highest energy