Quiz: Uses for Fluids

What are the two defining characteristics of matter?

• It can flow and take the shape of its container.
• Its particles are in constant motion and attract each other.
• It has mass and volume.
• It can expand and contract with temperature changes.

A fluid can be described as...

• any liquid matter.
• any substance that mixes.
• any substance with mass and volume.
• any substance that flows.

The blood flowing through your blood vessels.

• Fluid!
• Nah!

Helium

• Fluid!
• Nah!

Wet Cement

• Fluid!
• Nah!

Oxygen

• Fluid!
• Nah!

What is NOT a practical use for fluids

• fluids can hold other materials
• fluids remain in the same state of matter
• fluids can transport solids
• fluids can change states of matter

"Slushies" a mixture of solid ice and liquid flavoring is considered...

• a paste
• a slurry
• an expansion
• a contraction

Which of the following is NOT included in the Particle Theory

• All matter is made up of particles
• All particles of one substance are identical
• The volume of a substance affects the speed in which particles move
• Particles of matter are in constant motion

What best describes the result of leaving a basketball in a cold equipment room all winter?

• The air particles slow down and the ball deflates slightly
• The air particles speed up and the ball expands slightly
• The air particles are unaffected by cold temperature the ball remains the same