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WorksheetsStates of Matter, Behavior of Gases
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins
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Class
Date
1.
The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles of a substance is the
a)
temperature
b)
heat
c)
thermal energy
d)
kinetic energy
2.
The ________ is a unit for force.
a)
pascal
b)
atmosphere
c)
newton
d)
kilopascal
3.
Archimedes' Principle helps to explain the relationship between
a)
kinetic energy and density
b)
temperature and density
c)
pressure and density
d)
buoyancy and density
4.
Viscosity is a measure of a fluid's _______.
a)
resistance to flow
b)
adhesive forces
c)
average kinetic energy
d)
buoyancy
5.
For most substances, the distance between particles is the smallest when the substance _________.
a)
exists as a gas
b)
exists as a liquid
c)
exists as a crystalline solid
d)
exists as an amorphous solid
6.
A cork is able to float on water because it is _______.
a)
a crystalline solid
b)
equal in density to water
c)
small in size
d)
less dense than water
7.
Which change in state requires that energy be added to the substance?
a)
freezing
b)
deposition
c)
condensing
d)
vaporizing
8.
Which is the state change that occurs when a solid becomes a gas without becoming a liquid first?
a)
vaporization
b)
sublimation
c)
deposition
d)
freezing
9.
Which of the following changes requires an input of thermal energy?
a)
freezing
b)
deposition
c)
evaporation
d)
condensation
10.
Which state of matter is the most common in the Universe?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
11.
Matter that has a definite volume and a definite shape is a _______.
a)
gas
b)
liquid
c)
plasma
d)
solid
12.
Matter in which atoms are tightly held in place is a ___________.
a)
gas
b)
liquid
c)
plasma
d)
solid
13.
A gas-like mixture with no definite volume or shape that is made up of positively and negatively charged particles is a ________.
a)
gas
b)
liquid
c)
plasma
d)
solid
14.
Matter with no definite volume and no definite shape is a ___________.
a)
gas
b)
liquid
c)
plasma
d)
solid
15.
Matter that has a definite volume, but no definite shape is a ____________.
a)
gas
b)
liquid
c)
plasma
d)
solid
16.
Matter in which the particles are free to move in all directions until they have spread evenly throughout their container is a _____________.
a)
gas
b)
liquid
c)
plasma
d)
solid
17.
Most matter __________ when heated.
a)
condenses
b)
contracts
c)
expands
d)
solidifies
18.
The amount of energy needed to change a material from a solid to a liquid is called heat of ____________.
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
fusion
d)
vaporization
19.
The amount of energy needed to change a material from a liquid to a gas is called the heat of _____________.
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
fusion
d)
vaporization
20.
According to ___________, if you decrease the volume of a container of gas and hold the temperature constant, the pressure of the gas will increase.
a)
Bernoulli's principle
b)
Boyle's Law
c)
Charles's Law
d)
Archimedes' principle
21.
According to ______________, the volume of a gas increases with increasing temperature, as long as pressure does not change.
a)
Bernoulli's Principle
b)
Boyle's Law
c)
Charles's Law
d)
Archimedes' Principle
22.
According to _____________, as the velocity of a fluid increases, the pressure exerted by the fluid decreases.
a)
Bernoulli's Principle
b)
Boyle's Law
c)
Charles's Law
d)
Archimedes' Principle
23.
According to ___________, pressure applied to a fluid is transmitted unchanged throughout that fluid.
a)
Bernoulli's Principle
b)
Pascal's Principle
c)
Charles's Law
d)
Archimedes' Principle
24.
Hydraulic machines work by applying _________.
a)
Bernoulli's Principle
b)
Pascal's Principle
c)
Charles's Law
d)
Archimedes' Principle
25.
As a sample of matter is heated, its particles ______________.
a)
are unaffected
b)
move more quickly
c)
move more slowly
d)
stop moving
26.
The particles that make up a solid move ___________ than (as) do the particles that make up a gas.
a)
in the same way
b)
more quickly
c)
more quickly and farther
d)
more slowly
27.
As the volume of a gas decreases, the pressure of the gas will _______ if the temperature remains the same.
a)
decrease
b)
increase
c)
remain the same
d)
contract
28.
What will happen to the size of a balloon when it is placed in a freezer?
a)
It will shrink.
b)
It will swell up.
c)
It will remain the same.
d)
It will float.
29.
What term describes a liquid changing to a solid?
a)
Deposition
b)
Boiling
c)
Sublimation
d)
Freezing
30.
How is a gas defined?
a)
indefinite shape, definite volume
b)
indefinite shape, indefinite volume
c)
super critical fluid
d)
definite shape, definite volume
31.
Particles of a liquid
a)
are free to move around one another but still touch
b)
are tightly packed together and stay in a fixed position
c)
have no viscosity
d)
decrease in volume with increasing temperature
32.
What happens to the temperature between points D and E?
a)
Unable to tell
b)
It changes a little bit
c)
It remains the same
d)
It changes greatly
33.
What state of matter is segment 5?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Plasma
34.
What phase change is occurring at segment 2?
a)
Sublimation
b)
Boiling
c)
Melting
d)
Condensation
35.
What happens to particles when they are heated?
a)
They speed up and spread out
b)
They slow down and compress
c)
They stop moving
d)
They move closer together and speed up
36.
What is sublimation?
a)
phase change between solid and liquid
b)
pahse change from gas to solid
c)
phase change from solid to gas
d)
phase change from solid to solid
37.
What is increasing as time increases?
a)
state of matter
b)
boiling point
c)
melting point
d)
kinetic energy
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