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Solids, Liquids and Gases Chapter Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The surface of water can act like a sort of skin due to a property of liquids called _____________________.

a)

viscosity

b)

condensation

c)

surface tension

d)

evaporation

2.

Which state of matter undergoes changes in volume most easily?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Frozen

3.

According to Charles’s law, when the temperature of a gas at constant pressure is increased, its ______________________.

a)

volume increases

b)

mass increasese

c)

volume decreases

d)

particles move more slowly

4.

The change from liquid to solid, or the reverse of melting, is called ______________________.

a)

Condensation

b)

Boiling

c)

Sublimation

d)

Freezing

5.

An uncovered pot of soup is simmering on a stove, and there are water droplets on the wall above the back of the stove. What sequence can you infer has occurred?

a)

melting, then boiling

b)

freezing, then thawing

c)

vaporization, then condensation

d)

condensation, then vaporization

6.

In cold climates, the amount of snow on the ground may decrease even if the temperature stays below zero degrees Celsius. The process that best explains this event is _________________________.

a)

condensation

b)

sublimation

c)

melting

d)

evaporation

7.

The state of matter in which particles are arranged in either a crystalline or an amorphous form is ________________.

a)

liquid

b)

gas

c)

solid

d)

fluid

8.

The greater the speed of gas particles in a container, the __________________________________________.

a)

fewer collisions there will be.

b)

lower the temperature

c)

greater the pressure

d)

lower the pressure

9.

Pressure can be measured in units of _____________________.

a)

newton

b)

newtons per square meter

c)

newtons per square centimeter

d)

newtons per cubic centimeter

10.

According to Boyle’s law, when the pressure of a gas increases at constant temperature, its volume ________________.

a)

increases

b)

stay's constant

c)

decreases

d)

increases, then decreases

11.

The state of matter in which particles are arranged in the least organized manner is the ______________.

a)

Solid State

b)

Gas State

c)

Liquid State

d)

Fluid State

12.

When a substance cools, it loses _________________ energy to its surroundings.

a)

radiant

b)

chemical

c)

thermal

d)

electrical

13.

Sublimation is the change of a solid directly into a _____________.

a)

liquid

b)

gas

c)

plasma

d)

fluid

14.

A liquid’s resistance to flowing is called _____________.

a)

viscosity

b)

surface tension

c)

volume

d)

sublimation

15.

________________ occurs when a liquid changes to a gas below its surface as well as at the surface.

a)

Freezing

b)

Melting

c)

Boiling

d)

Evaporation

16.

Particles in a liquid move around just as freely as particles in a solid.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

In crystalline solids, the particles are not arranged in a regular pattern.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

At its boiling temperature, the particles of a liquid are moving so slowly that they begin to form regular patterns.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Pieces of dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) become smaller through the process of condensation.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Water vapor is a colorless gas that is impossible to see.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The amount of space that matter fills is its

a)

Volume

b)

Surface Area

c)

Shape

22.

A state of matter with a definite volume, but no definite shape is a(n)

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

23.

A ___________ will always take the shape and volume of its container.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

24.

The _______________ is a measure of the average speed of the particles in a substance.

a)

Temperature

b)

Pressure

c)

Volume

25.

A(n) ___________________ has a definite volume but no shape of its own.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

26.

The ________________ of a gas is the force of its outward push divided by the area of the walls of its container.

a)

Pressure

b)

Weight

c)

Temperature

27.

Viscosity is the inward force among the molecules of a liquid.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

A(n) amorphous solid has a definite melting point.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Both gases and liquids are fluids.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

ALL solids have a closely packed, fixed arrangement of particles.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

1. Which of the following describes the process of freezing?

a)

Freezing occurs when the temperature of a substance drops to 0°C.

b)

Freezing occurs when the particles of a solid vibrate so fast that they break free.

c)

Freezing occurs when the temperature drops enough a gas turns into a solid.

d)

Freezing occurs when the particles in a liquid slow down and take fixed positions.

32.

2. The process that makes ice cubes shrink as they sit in a freezer is called _______________.

a)

Sublimation

b)

Condensation

c)

Freezing

d)

Boiling

33.

3. The temperature at which a liquid turns to a gas is _____________.

a)

called freezing point

b)

called boiling point

c)

100 degrees celcius

d)

the same for amorphous and crystalline solids

34.

4. Particles of which of the following have the greatest thermal energy?

a)

liquid

b)

crystalline solid

c)

gas

d)

amorphous solid

35.

5. Sublimation and boiling both happen at the surface of the substance.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

6. Vaporization is the reverse of condensation.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

7. The temperature at which a liquid turns to a gas is called the boiling point.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

8. Boiling is the reverse of freezing.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

9. Water particles in gas coming off of a pan of boiling water are moving slower than the particles of the water in the pan.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

10. Evaporation and condensation are both types of vaporization.

a)

True

b)

False