PS Unit 3 Vocab Quiz

Which state of matter has a definite shape and definite volume?

• Liquid

• Gas

• Solid

• Plasma

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Which state of matter has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container?

• Gas

• Solid

• Liquid

• Plasma

Which state of matter has no definite shape and no definite volume?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Mixture

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The energy of motion of particles in a substance is called:

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

• Activation energy

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The force of particles colliding with the walls of their container is known as:

• Temperature

• Volume

• Pressure

• Heat

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The temperature at which all molecular motion theoretically stops is called:

• Freezing point

• Absolute zero

• Boiling point

Which gas law states that the volume of a gas increases as temperature increases (at constant pressure)?

• Boyle’s Law

• Charles’s Law

• Dalton’s Law

• Newton’s Law

Which gas law states that the volume of a gas decreases as pressure increases (at constant temperature)?

• Charles’s Law

• Boyle’s Law

• Dalton’s Law

• Graham’s Law

A change from one state of matter to another is called a:

• Phase change

• Reaction

• Pressure shift

• Transformation law

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A process that absorbs heat energy is:

• Exothermic

• Endothermic

• Condensation

• Sublimation

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