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WorksheetsChapter 3 States of Matter
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
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1.
A
graph that shows the change in temperature of a substance as it is heated will
show.
a)
A straight line as the substance melts.
b)
A straight line as the substance freezes.
c)
A rising line as the volume increases. (Direct Variation)
d)
A falling line as the volume decreases. (Indirection Variation)
2.
Boyle’s
law explains the relationship between volume and pressure for a fixed amount of.
a)
A solid.
b)
A liquid.
c)
A gas.
d)
Any
type of matter.
3.
Which
of the following statements is NOT true of all different types of matter?
a)
They
are made up of atoms and molecules.
b)
The particles that make them up are always in
motion.
c)
They
are made up of extremely small particles.
d)
The particles that make them up move at the same
speed.
4.
Which
of these factors could affect the temperature
at which water boils (not time it takes)?
a)
The
volume of water in the pot
b)
The
atmospheric pressure at which the water is heated
c)
The
amount of energy added to the water
d)
The
type of fuel used to heat the water
5.
A drop of vinegar will flow and spread out but a drop of vegetable oil will form
a bead. This is evidence that
a)
Vegetable
oil has a lower surface tension and lower viscosity than vinegar.
b)
Vinegar
has a lower surface tension and lower viscosity than vegetable oil.
c)
Vegetable
oil has a lower surface tension and higher viscosity than vinegar.
d)
Vinegar
has a lower surface tension and higher viscosity than vegetable oil.
6.
According
to Charles’s law,
a)
Heating
a balloon will cause it to expand.
b)
Crushing a closed container of gas will increase
the pressure.
c)
Pumping
more air into a basketball will increase the pressure.
d)
Filling
a balloon with helium will cause it to rise.
7.
If you open a bottle of perfume, after a period of time, the people on the
opposite side of the room will be able to smell it due to the process of
a)
Condensation.
b)
Evaporation.
c)
Sublimation.
d)
Vapor
pressure.
8.
The
reverse of condensation is
a)
Boiling.
b)
Evaporation.
c)
Freezing.
d)
Sublimation.
9.
This property of liquids is affected by the strength of the attraction between the molecules
a)
States of matter
b)
Viscosity
c)
Temperature
d)
Solid
10.
This
happens when tomato soup boils.
a)
Viscosity
b)
Surface
tension
c)
Change
of state
d)
Liquid
11.
This property of liquids is affected by the strength of the attraction between the molecules
a)
Viscosity
b)
Liquid
c)
Temperature
d)
States of matter
12.
This can only be measured in three dimensions.
a)
Temperature
b)
Gas
c)
Volume
d)
Pressure
13.
This
force acts on the particles of milk at the surface of a glass of milk.
a)
Change
of state
b)
Surface
tension
c)
Viscosity
d)
Liquid
14.
Ice,
water, and steam are all examples.
a)
Surface
tension
b)
Change
of state
c)
States
of matter
d)
Temperature
15.
It
increases when the amount of force per unit area increases.
a)
Solid
b)
Surface
tension
c)
States
of matter
d)
Pressure
16.
It
may be either crystalline or amorphous.
a)
Gas
b)
Solid
c)
Viscosity
d)
Surface
tension
17.
This
is a state of matter in which atoms and molecules are close together but can
slide past each other.
a)
Liquid
b)
Gas
c)
Solid
d)
Plasma
18.
It
has no definite volume.
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Volume
19.
The drops of water that appear on
the outside of a glass of cold juice on a warm day are an example of
a)
Endothermic
b)
Condensation
c)
Sublimation
d)
Evaporation
20.
One property of liquids is
______________________.
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Viscosity
d)
Solid
21.
The
change of state from a liquid to a gas is
a)
Evaporation
b)
Gas
c)
Condensation
d)
Liquid
22.
The
way a balloon decreases in volume when the temperature is decreased illustrates
a)
Boyle's Law
b)
Charles's Law
c)
Mr. James's Law
d)
Mrs. Richardson Law
23.
In
a(n) ______________________ change, energy is added to a substance.
a)
Endothermic
b)
Exothermic
c)
Condensation
d)
Sublimation
24.
Which
of the following occurs when a liquid becomes a gas?
a)
The
particles create energy.
b)
The
particles break away from one another.
c)
The
particles clump together.
d)
The
particles stop moving.
25.
Sublimation
is a change of state from a solid directly to a(n)
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Volume
26.
How
do the particles of water that evaporate from an open container differ from the
particles that remain?
a)
The
evaporated particles have less speed.
b)
The
evaporated particles have greater order and more speed.
c)
The
evaporated particles have less energy.
d)
The
evaporated particles have more speed and higher energy.
27.
Which
of the following examples involves an exothermic change?
a)
Ice
melting in a glass of lemonade
b)
Water
boiling in a large pot
c)
Gaseous water particles coming together to form
droplets on a cup
d)
Air
in a bicycle tire gaining pressure on a hot day
28.
Boyle’s
law explains the relationship between volume and pressure for
a)
A small amount of a gas.
b)
A large amount of a liquid.
c)
A fixed amount of a gas.
d)
A fixed amount of a liquid.
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