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States of Matter Quiz 2020

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following describe the particles of a liquid?

a)

Particles are tightly packed together and stay in a fixed position.

b)

Particles are vibrating very fast as a liquid is cooled.

c)

Particles decrease in movement with increasing temperature.

d)

Particles are free to move around and slide past one another.

2.

What is the state of matter for the substance at point A on the diagram?

a)

Liquid, it has a definite volume and indefinite shape

b)

Solid, it has a definite shape and definite volume.

c)

Gas, it has a indefinite volume, indefinite shape

d)

Plasma, consisting of gaseous ions.

3.

Shown in the diagram is a heating curve of a substance. What is the state of the substance at point C?

a)

Liquid

b)

Solid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

4.

What is the state of matter for the substance at point E and what is happening with the particles?

a)

Liquid, particles are sliding past one another.

b)

Solid-, particles are in a fixed position.

c)

Gas- particles are spreading apart from one another.

d)

Plasma- gaseous ions are becoming charged.

5.

As a substance moves from a solid to a liquid, it is _________. This process is identified as location ___________ on the diagram.

a)

boiling, E

b)

freezing, A

c)

melting, C

d)

melting, B

6.

As you move from a gas to a liquid, you _________, and the resulting process is called ___________.

a)

Add energy, freezing

b)

Remove energy, evaporation

c)

Add energy, melting

d)

Remove energy, condensation

7.

One cup of water is left outside for two days when it was checked there was only half a cup left. What process happened?

a)

sublimation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

8.

He heating curve for water is shown in the diagram. Which point on the graph represents water in a liquid state?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

2

d)

5

9.

To change matter from solid to liquid, thermal energy must be

a)

added

b)

removed

c)

released

d)

remain the same

10.

The diagram shows the heating curve of water. Which point on the graph represents the water freezing?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

2

d)

5

11.

A student has two identical glasses of milk except that the temperature of the milk in one glass is 40ºF and the temperature of the milk in the other glass is 80ºF.


The milk at which temperature has more thermal energy?

a)

The milk at 40ºF has more thermal energy.

b)

The milk at 80ºF has more thermal energy.

c)

Both the milk at 40ºF and the milk at 80ºF have the same amount of thermal energy.

d)

Neither the milk at 40ºF nor the milk at 80ºF has any thermal energy.

12.

If enough heat energy was REMOVED from c, it would change into ____________ and the process is called __________.

a)

a liquid, condensing

b)

a solid, deposition

c)

a gas, vaporization

d)

gas, sublimation

13.

What is the process occurring at #16?

a)

freezing

b)

melting

c)

evaporation

d)

deposition

14.

Identify the process shown in the picture.

a)

deposition

b)

sublimation

c)

freezing

d)

condensation

15.

What state of matter is most likely being represented here?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

16.

What state of matter is most likely being represented here?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

17.

The picture shows the arrangement of particles of a substance in three different states. Which of the following must be true?

a)

Particles on the left move faster than the particles on the right

b)

Particles on the right will spread out to fit whatever container they are in

c)

Particles on the left and in the middle are locked in place

d)

Particles in the middle are affected by electric and magnetic fields

18.

The picture shows a glass partly filled with water and ice cubes. An explanation why water droplets have formed on the outside of the glass could be:

a)

Melting: The ice in the glass melts and forms water on the outside of the class

b)

Evaporation: The liquid in the glass evaporates, causing water to form on the outside of the class

c)

Condensation: When warm air comes in contact with the cold glass, the particles slow down, turning the gas particles into liquid water on the outside of the glass

d)

Freezing: The ice causes the gas particles outside the glass to turn to ice on the outside of the glass

19.

The heating curve for water is shown on the diagram. What is happening at point D on the graph?

a)

Water is boiling

b)

water is freezing

c)

water is melting

d)

the sublimation of water

20.
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
21.
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
22.

A substance's heating curve is shown in the graph. What is its boiling point?

a)

100 Celsius

b)

60 Celsius

c)

80 Celsius

d)

20 Celsius

23.

The following question will not count against you. Try to answer it the best you can: Cooking food would be an example of a--

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

24.

The following question will not count against you. Try to answer it the best you can: Salt dissolving in water would be an example of a---

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

25.

When matter changes state, it is an example of a-

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change