(M) Chapter 3 Physical Science Quiz

Which state of matter will hold its shape without a container?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

The change of a substance from a solid directly to a gas is called

• A. condensation

• B. melting

• C. sublimation

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Evaporation refers to the change of state from a

• liquid to a gas.

• gas to a liquid.

• solid to a liquid.

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The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid is the

• freezing point.

• boiling point.

• condensation point.

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What happens to the particles of a substance when it condenses?

• Particles speed up and spread out.

• Particles slow down and clump together.

• Particles vibrate as they lose energy.

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Which of these properties is shared by solids, liquids, and gases?

• A) Their particles are in constant motion.

• B) They are easily compressible.

• C) They are fluids.

The process of a liquid becoming a gas is called

• condensation.

• evaporation.

• freezing.

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Which state of matter has a definite volume, but not a definite shape?

• gas

• liquid

• solid

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