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WorksheetsChapter 12 - States of Matter
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 37mins
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Class
Date
1.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
2.
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
3.
Freezing
a)
Solid to gas
b)
Liquid to solid
c)
Gas to solid
d)
Liquid to gas
4.
Boiling
a)
liquid to gas
b)
gas to solid
c)
gas to liquid
d)
solid to liquid
5.
Which state of matter has tightly packed molecules?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
6.
Which state of matter has a definite shape?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
7.
What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
burning
d)
evaporation
8.
Define a liquid.
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
9.
The state of matter that has no definite size or shape is
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
10.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
11.
Particles of a liquid
a)
are tightly packed together and stay in a fixed position.
b)
have no viscosity.
c)
decrease in volume with increasing temperature.
d)
are free to move around one another but still touch.
12.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
13.
What is condensation?
a)
gas to solid
b)
gas to liquid
c)
liquid to solid
d)
solid to liquid
14.
The speed of the molecules determines the _____.
a)
volume
b)
density
c)
pressure
d)
temperature
15.
Which has a greater distance between particles?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
16.
The slower the particles in a substance move,
a)
the colder it is.
b)
the warmer it is.
c)
the more energy it has.
d)
the less energy it has.
17.
Thermal energy is...
a)
heat energy.
b)
the energy of motion
c)
energy of nuclear processes.
d)
an indication of physical change.
18.
A chemical change
a)
doesn't really change much.
b)
creates a new substance
c)
is a change in the state of matter
19.
A physical change is...
a)
a change that doesn't change the identity
b)
a change that makes something new.
c)
a chemical reaction
20.
Which form of matter fills the space like it has in the balloon?
a)
liquid
b)
string
c)
solid
d)
gas
21.
Molecules move quickest in which state of matter
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid, liquid and gas
22.
The molecules in the picture are tightly held together with little movement. They have shape and energy. Therefore, the picture represents _________.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
23.
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
24.
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
25.
If the tops were removed from the cylinders, the following would happen:
a)
The solid would fly out of the container
b)
The liquid would fly out of the container.
c)
The gas would fly out of the container.
d)
They ALL would fly out of the container.
26.
What does this picture represent?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
27.
What does this picture represent?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
28.
Which of the following statements is NOT true of all different types of matter?
a)
They are made of atoms and molecules
b)
The particles are always in motion
c)
The particles always move at the same speed
d)
They are made of particles that are too small to see
29.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
30.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
31.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
32.
Which state of matter has particles that are stuck in one spot but vibrate?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
33.
Which state of matter has particles that are still close together, but can move around each other?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
34.
Which state of matter has particles that are very far apart and zing around?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
35.
Air is an example of a
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
36.
Oil is an example of a
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
37.
What happens to the particles when I add heat?
a)
The particles get bigger
b)
The particles get smaller
c)
The particles get slower
d)
The particles get faster
38.
Change of state from a solid to a liquid.
a)
sublimation
b)
deposition
c)
freezing
d)
melting
39.
Change of state from a solid directly to a gas is called
a)
deposition
b)
melting
c)
evaporation
d)
sublimation
40.
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
41.
What line segment represents only the solid state?
a)
A-B
b)
B-C
c)
C-D
d)
D-E
42.
What state(s) of matter are present at D-E?
a)
Solid-liquid
b)
Liquid
c)
Liquid-gas
d)
Gas-Solid
43.
Between which points is the temperature of the substance remaining constant?
a)
A-B only.
b)
A-B, C-D, E-F
c)
B-C only.
d)
B-C, D-E
44.
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
45.
Between which points is the substance changing state?
a)
A-B only.
b)
A-B, C-D, E-F
c)
B-C only.
d)
B-C, D-E
46.
This type of graph is called a:
a)
Phase diagram
b)
Heating curve
c)
State of matter
d)
Temperature chart
47.
Based on its phase diagram, which is the most dense state for CO2?
a)
gas
b)
liquid
c)
solid
d)
supercritical fluid
48.
At 10 atm, dry ice is heated from -100 °C to 30 °C. What changes occur?
a)
freezing, then condensation
b)
melting only
c)
sublimation only
d)
melting, then boiling
49.
What state of matter is Y?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
supercritical fluid
50.
What state of matter is Z?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
supercritical fluid
51.
What change occurs from F to E?
a)
sublimation
b)
deposition
c)
melting
d)
condensation
52.
What change occurs from E to C?
a)
sublimation
b)
freezing
c)
melting
d)
boiling
53.
What change occurs from C to D?
a)
condensation
b)
vaporization
c)
melting
d)
sublimation
54.
What is point A?
a)
triple point
b)
critical point
c)
equilibrium point
d)
normal melting point
55.
What is point B?
a)
triple point
b)
critical point
c)
equilibrium point
d)
normal melting point
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