Physical Science STAR Semester Exam

What is the nature of particle movement in a liquid state?

• Particles move in a straight line

• Particles vibrate around a fixed point

• Particles slide over each other

Which state of matter takes the shape of its container but maintains a constant volume?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

Which state of matter has a definite shape but an indefinite volume?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

Which state of matter has the highest energy?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

Which state of matter has the least energy?

• Gas

• Liquid

• Solid

• Plasma

What Defines Physical Matter?

• Anything that occupies space and has mass.

• Anything that can be seen or smelled.

• What you can feel.

• you and go around this.

What is the process called when a solid changes its phase and turns into a liquid?

• sublimation.

• freezing or solidification.

• condensation.

• melting.

What is the process called when a liquid changes its state and turns into a gas?

• melting or fusion.

• deposition.

• evaporation.

• crystallization.

What is the process called when a liquid turns into a solid?

• Evaporation

• Freezing

• Sublimation

• Condensation

A puddle shrinks as the water becomes gas. This is an example of what?

• Evaporation

• Freezing

• Melting

• Condensation