Chapter 6 Practice Test

Marco put a pot of water on to boil eggs. After a few minutes, all the water was gone. This is an example of _______.

• condensation

• deposition

• sublimation

• vaporization

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The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles of a substance is the _______.

• temperature

• heat

• thermal energy

• kinetic energy

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The surface particles of a sample of matter experience a strong downward pull and stretch tight enough for a spider to walk on it. This is an example of _______.

• the liquid state of matter

• the solid state of matter

• surface tension

• viscosity

Attractive forces between particles in a sample of matter are strong and pull the particles close together, keeping them in their positions. This is an example of _______.

• the liquid state of matter

• the solid state of matter

• surface tension

• viscosity

Which of the following is NOT an idea in the kinetic molecular theory?

• small particles make up all matter

• the particles in matter are in constant, random motion

• the particles in matter collide with other particles, other objects, and the walls of their container

• when particles in matter collide energy is lost

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Lightning flashes contain which of the following types of matter?

• solids

• liquids

• gases

• plasmas

Kinetic energy is the _______ of motion.

• temperature

• energy

• heat

• state

Snow forms in clouds because water vapor changes directly to ice. This is an example of _______.

• condensation

• deposition

• sublimation

• vaporization

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A change in the state of matter is caused if enough _______ is added to or removed from an object.

• thermal energy

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• force

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In Boyle’s Law, what remains constant?

• energy

• pressure

• temperature

• volume