Unit 1 Post Test Review - Properties of Matter

Which best explains the difference between the molecules in the hot tea and the ice water?

• The molecules in the ice water move faster than in hot tea.

• The molecules in the ice water move slower than in the hot tea.

• The molecules in the hot tea have less energy than in the ice water.

• The molecules in the hot tea have the same amount of energy as in the ice water.

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Which statement best describes the change occurring from Time 1 to Time 2?

• A gas becoming a solid.

• A gas becoming a liquid.

• A solid becoming a liquid.

• A liquid becoming a solid.

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Which order of the pictures indicates decreasing motion of atoms?

• 1, 2, 3

• 2, 3, 1

• 3, 2, 1

• 1, 3, 2

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At room temperature, dry ice (carbon dioxide, ) changes directly from solid to gas. What happens as the solid dry ice turns into carbon dioxide gas?

• molecules lose mass to become gas.

• molecules release heat energy to the air.

• molecules absorb heat energy from the air.

• molecules react with oxygen and become gas.

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Energy may be gained or lost as matter changes phase. Which cell in the chart depicts a gain in energy?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Which of these changes can occur in a substance as energy of particles decreases?

• The substance melts.

• The substance sublimes.

• The substance condenses.

• The substance evaporates.

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Which change in the state of water particles causes the particles to become arranged in a fixed position?

• boiling

• melting

• freezing

• evaporating

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How are the particles in a block of iron affected when the block is melted?

• The particles gain mass.

• The particles contain less energy.

• The particles move more rapidly.

• The particles decrease in volume.

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The diagram shows the same balloon at different temperatures. A decrease in temperature reduces the

• volume of the balloon.

• strength of the balloon.

• mass of gas particles in the balloon.

• number of gas particles in the balloon.

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A helium-filled balloon is released into the atmosphere. As the balloon rises, which would most likely increase and cause the balloon to burst?

• the mass of the helium

• the density of the helium

• the volume of the helium

• the temperature of the helium

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