Matter and Energy Quiz

What is the definition of matter?

• Anything that has weight and takes up space

• Anything that is made of atoms

• Anything that has mass and takes up space

• Anything that is visible to the naked eye

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As temperature increases, kinetic energy ________.

• stays the same

• increase

• decreases

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What are the three states of matter?

• solid, plasma, gas

• solid, liquid, plasma

• solid, liquid, gas

• plasma, liquid, gas

What is the difference between a solid and a liquid?

• liquid does not have a definite volume

• A solid has a fixed shape while a liquid takes the shape of its container.

• solids take the shape of their container

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What is the difference between a liquid and a gas?

• A liquid is solid while a gas is not

• a gas has no definite volume and a liquid has a definite volume

• A liquid has a definite shape while a gas does not

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What is the law of conservation of energy?

• Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred or transformed.

• Energy can be transformed into matter.

• Energy can only be transferred.

• Energy can be created and destroyed.

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What is the difference between potential energy and kinetic energy?

• Potential energy is only found in living organisms, while kinetic energy is found in non-living objects.

• Potential energy and kinetic energy are the same thing.

• Potential energy is the energy possessed by an object due to its motion, while kinetic energy is the energy possessed by an object due to its position or condition.

• Potential energy is the energy possessed by an object due to its position or condition, while kinetic energy is the energy possessed by an object due to its motion.

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What is the unit of measurement for thermal energy?

• Watt

• Joule

• Volt

• Ampere

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What are the building blocks of matter?

• molecules

• elements

• atoms

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Movement in all directions and at different speeds is _______

• particles

• random motion

• thermal energy

• elements