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Chapter 3 States of Matter

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
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.