Test: Chapter 3 States of Matter

Name (First then Last)

Hour

• 1st
• 3rd
• 4th
• 5th
• 6th

A gas has

• a definite volume but no definite shape.
• a definite shape but no definite volume.
• no definite shape or definite volume.
• a definite volume and definite shape.

Ninety-nine percent of all of the known matter that can be observed in the universe exists as _______________.

• gases
• plasma
• liquids
• solids

Matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape is a _________________.

• liquid.
• solid.
• gas
• plasma

If you move a substance from one container to another and its volume changes, the substance is a ____________.

• solid.
• liquid.
• gas.
• solution.

In which of the substances in Figure 3-1 are the forces of attraction among the particles so weak that they can be ignored under ordinary conditions?

• Substance A
• Substance B
• Substance C
• all listed

Forces of attraction limit the motion of particles most in ________.

• a solid
• a liquid
• a gas
• both a solid and a liquid

What is the result of a force distributed over an area?

• temperature
• volume
• pressure
• mass

What type of change occurs when water changes from a solid to a liquid?

• a phase change
• a physical change
• a irreversible change
• both a phase and physical chance