States of Matter Quiz

What causes a change in the state of matter?

• Adding or removing thermal energy

• Changing color

• Increasing pressure

• Decreasing volume

What is needed for matter to change states?

• Thermal energy

• Light energy

• Sound energy

• Electrical energy

What is the term for a gas changing directly into a solid?

• Deposition

• Sublimation

• Melting

• Freezing

What is the process of a solid turning into a liquid called?

• Melting

• Freezing

• Evaporation

• Condensation

Which phase change is described as heat going into the solid?

• Freezing

• Melting

• Condensation

• Deposition

During the phase change from gas to liquid, what happens to the heat?

• Heat is absorbed by the gas

• Heat leaves the gas

• Heat is absorbed by the liquid

• Heat remains constant

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

• Condensation

• Vaporization

• Sublimation

• Freezing

During vaporization, what happens to the heat?

• Heat is released from the liquid

• Heat goes into the liquid

• Heat remains constant

• Heat is absorbed by the gas

What does a phase change diagram show?

• Conditions at which phase changes occur

• The speed of phase changes

• The color of substances during phase changes

• The weight of substances during phase changes

Which phase change occurs when a liquid becomes a gas?

• Vaporizing

• Freezing

• Melting

• Condensing