5.2.2.1 AQA States of Matter Quiz

What are the three states of matter?

• Solid, Liquid, and Plasma

• Solid, Liquid, and Gas

• Liquid, Gas, and Plasma

• Solid, Gas, and Plasma

What process occurs when a gas changes to a liquid?

• Freezing

• Condensing

• Melting

• Boiling

What process occurs when a substance changes from liquid to gas?

• Freezing

• Condensing

• Evaporating

• Sublimating

In the simple model of the three states of matter, what are particles represented by?

• Solid cubes

• Liquid droplets

• Solid spheres

• Gas molecules

What does the amount of energy needed to change state from solid to liquid and from liquid to gas depend on?

• The temperature of the environment

• The strength of the forces between the particles

• The size of the particles

• The color of the substance

What do the particles of a substance depend on to change state?

• The type of bonding and the structure of the substance

• The color and shape of the particles

• The temperature and pressure of the environment

• The volume and mass of the substance

What happens to the melting point and boiling point of a substance when the forces between the particles are stronger?

• They decrease

• They increase

• They remain the same

• They fluctuate

What is one limitation of the simple model of the three states of matter?

• It does not include temperature changes

• It does not include pressure changes

• It assumes all particles are represented as spheres

• It assumes all particles are represented as cubes

What should you be able to predict regarding substances at different temperatures?

• The color of the substances

• The state of the substances

• The volume of the substances

• The mass of the substances

What should students recognize about atoms?

• They have the bulk properties of materials

• They do not have the bulk properties of materials

• They change color with temperature

• They change shape with pressure