Energy and Phase Changes Quiz

What is vaporization?

• The process of a liquid turning into a gas

• The process of a gas turning into a liquid

• The process of a solid turning into a gas

• The process of a gas turning into a solid

Which of the following best describes evaporation?

• It occurs only at the surface of a liquid

• It requires a container to occur

• It can only happen at the boiling point of a liquid

• It involves a solid turning into a gas

What is the main difference between vaporization and evaporation?

• Vaporization can only occur at high temperatures

• Evaporation can occur at any temperature

• Vaporization requires a chemical reaction

• Evaporation involves a change from gas to liquid

What is condensation?

• The process of a gas turning into a liquid

• The process of a liquid turning into a solid

• The process of a solid turning into a liquid

• The process of a liquid turning into a gas

What is thermal energy?

• The energy stored in the bonds between atoms

• The energy associated with the motion of particles in a substance

• The energy stored in an object due to its position

• The energy associated with light

What is potential energy?

• The energy associated with the motion of an object

• The energy stored in an object due to its position or arrangement

• The energy produced by a chemical reaction

• The energy associated with the temperature of an object

What is kinetic energy?

• The energy stored in an object due to its position

• The energy associated with the motion of an object

• The energy required to break chemical bonds

• The energy associated with the temperature of an object

Which of the following scenarios involves an increase in potential energy?

• A book falling off a table

• Water boiling in a pot

• A ball being lifted up

• Ice melting in a glass

Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

• A rock sitting at the top of a hill

• A compressed spring

• Water flowing in a river

• A stretched rubber band

How does thermal energy affect the state of matter?

• It has no effect on the state of matter

• Increasing thermal energy can change a solid to a liquid or a liquid to a gas

• Decreasing thermal energy can change a gas to a liquid or a liquid to a solid

• Both B and C are correct