Chapter 3: Exploring Matter- Vocabulary Test

What is the term for anything that has mass and takes up space?

• Energy

• Matter

• Force

• Volume

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What is a liquid's ability to flow known as?

• Viscosity

• Density

• Buoyancy

• Elasticity

What term describes the amount of force per area applied to the surface of an object?

• Pressure

• Volume

• Mass

• Temperature

What type of energy does an object have due to motion?

• Potential energy

• Thermal energy

• Kinetic energy

• Chemical energy

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What is stored energy due to the interactions of particles in a substance called?

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

• Thermal energy

• Electrical energy

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What is the total amount of energy including the motion of all particles and the distances and attractions between them?

• Chemical energy

• Thermal energy

• Nuclear energy

• Electrical energy

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What is the decrease in volume of a substance as its temperature decreases called?

• Thermal expansion

• Thermal contraction

• Evaporation

• Condensation

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What is the increase in volume of a substance as its temperature increases called?

• Thermal contraction

• Thermal expansion

• Freezing

• Melting

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What is a change where physical properties change but the substance stays the same?

• Chemical change

• Physical change

• Nuclear change

• Biological change

What is any characteristic that lets a substance change into a new substance?

• Physical property

• Chemical change

• Thermal property

• Electrical property

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