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States of Matter

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which form of matter has a definite shape like this picture?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
d)
clay
2.
Which form of matter take the shape of a container like this juice?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
glass
d)
gas
3.
Which form of matter fills the space like it has in the balloon?
a)
liquid
b)
string
c)
solid
d)
gas
4.
What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
burning
d)
evaporation
5.
What happens when my glass of water is sitting in the sun and disappears into a gas?
a)
evaporation
b)
burning
c)
melting
d)
freezing
6.
My glass of ice water is sitting in the sun and has droplets of water on the outside of the glass. What is happening?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
melting
d)
freezing
7.
3. According to Boyle's law, at constant temperature, as the pressure of a given sample of gas is increased, the volume will –
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Remains the same
8.
5. As per Charles' Law if temperature of any gas is increased its volume will -
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
remains the same
9.
If a balloon is cooled what will happen to the volume?
a)
Volume will increase
b)
Volume will decrease
c)
Volume will not change
10.
Gases have...
a)
A definite shape and volume
b)
A definite shape but no definite volume
c)
No definite shape but a definite volume
d)
No definite shape or volume
11.
When the temperature of matter increases the particles...
a)
speed up and move closer
b)
speed up and move farther apart
c)
slow down and move closer together
d)
slow down and move farther apart
12.
A gas
a)
has a definite shape but no definite volume
b)
has a definite volume but no definite shape
c)
has fast-moving particles
13.
In a solid, the particles
a)
vibrate in place
b)
slide past one another
c)
overcome the strong attraction
14.
The following graph shows ____ relationship. 
a)
Direct
b)
Inverse
15.
Boyle's law :  The pressure and volume of a gas show a _____ relationship. 
a)
Inverse 
b)
Direct 
16.
What is matter?
a)
Anything that has mass and volume
b)
The shape of an object
c)
How much an object weighs
d)
The pull of objects on one another
17.
Volume is.....
a)
the weight of an object
b)
the gravity of an object
c)
how much space an object takes up
d)
measured with a balance scale
18.
Mass is
a)
the amount of matter in an object
b)
the shape of an object
c)
measured using l x w x h
d)
the amount of space an object takes up
19.
Liquids....
a)
have a definite shape
b)
are always clear
c)
take the shape of their container
d)
are not matter
20.
Evaporation is
a)
Gas changing to a liquid
b)
Solid changing to a liquid
c)
Liquid changing to a solid
d)
Liquid changing to a gas
21.
A solid changing to a liquid is...
a)
melting
b)
freezing
c)
condensing
d)
evaporating
22.
Water vapor cooling and turning into water droplets/steam is an example of......
a)
Condensation
b)
Melting
c)
Freezing
d)
Evaporation
23.

When the temperature of matter increases the particles...

a)

speed up and move closer

b)

speed up and move farther apart

c)

slow down and move closer together

d)

slow down and move farther apart

24.
When the temperature of matter decreases the particles ...
a)
speed up and move farther apart
b)
speed up and move closer together
c)
slow down and move farther apart
d)
slow down and move closer together
25.
When Pressure increases then the Volume must...
a)
Increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
d)
not enough information is given
26.
What line segment represents only the solid state?
a)
A-B
b)
B-C
c)
C-D
d)
D-E
27.
When a cold tire is inflated to a certain pressure and then is warmed up due to friction with the road, the pressure increases. This happens because the
a)
air molecules hit the walls of the tire less frequently
b)
rubber in the tires reacts with oxygen in the atmosphere
c)
air molecules speed up and collide with the tire walls more often
d)
air molecules diffuse rapidly through the walls of the tire.
28.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
29.
Between which points is the temperature of the substance increasing?
a)
A-B only. 
b)
A-B, C-D, E-F
c)
B-C only. 
d)
B-C, D-E
30.
What state of matter is segment 5?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Plasma
31.
A substance's heating curve is shown in the graph.  What is its boiling point?
a)
100 C
b)
60 C
c)
80 C
d)
20 C
32.
A sample of a gas has a volume of 852 mL at 298 K. What temperature is necessary for the gas to have a volume of 945 mL?
a)
Pt = P1 + P2 + P3 + ...
b)
P1V1 = P2V2
c)
V1/T1 = V2/T2
d)
P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2
33.
A gas that has a pressure of 2 atm and a volume of 10 L.  What would be the new volume if the pressure was changed to 1 atm?
a)
P1/T1 = P2/T2
b)
P1V1 = P2V2
c)
V1/n1 = V2/n2
d)
PV = nRT
34.
If a nitrogen gas occupies a volume of 500 ml at a pressure of 0.971atm. What volume will the gas occupy at a pressure of 1.50 atm?  
a)
P1V1 = P2V2
b)
PV = nRT
c)
P1/T1 = P2/T2
d)
V1/n1 = V2/n2
35.

A student inflates a balloon with helium then places it in the freezer. The student should expect

a)

the balloon's volume to increase

b)

the balloon's volume to decrease

c)

the balloon's moles to increase

d)

the balloon's moles to decrease

36.

What is the pressure of a car tire that had an initial pressure of 1.8 atm but was heated from 38°C to 123°C?

a)

0.9 atm

b)

2.1 atm

c)

1.6 atm

d)

3.4 atm

37.

If a hairspray can is heated, what can be expected of the pressure of the gas inside the can?

a)

The pressure will increase

b)

The pressure will decrease

c)

The pressure will remain constant

d)

The pressure will equalize

38.
Charles' Law States...
a)
As Pressure goes up volume goes down
b)
As Pressure goes up temperature goes up
c)
As Volume goes up temperature goes up 
d)
As Pressure goes down volume goes down 
39.

Pressure is

a)

defined as the mass that an object exerts when at rest.

b)

not a measurable in gases.

c)

defined as the number of moles of substance divided by the mass of the substance.

d)

created by the force of the gas particles impacting the walls of the container.