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States of Matter, Chapter 13 Test Review

Total questions: 97

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
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.
What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
burning
d)
evaporation
6.
Define a liquid.
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
7.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
8.
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.
9.
What term describes a solid changing to a gas?
a)
Deposition
b)
Sublimation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Freezing
10.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
11.
What is condensation?
a)
gas to solid
b)
gas to liquid
c)
liquid to solid 
d)
solid to liquid 
12.
The speed of the molecules determines the _____.
a)
volume
b)
density
c)
pressure
d)
temperature
13.
Which has a greater distance between particles?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
14.
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.
15.
Thermal energy is...
a)
heat energy.
b)
the energy of motion
c)
energy of nuclear processes.
d)
an indication of physical change.
16.
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
17.
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
18.
Molecules are closest together in a 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
plasma
19.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
20.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
21.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
22.
Which state of matter has particles that are stuck in one spot but vibrate?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
23.
Which state of matter has particles that are still close together, but can move around each other?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
24.
Which state of matter has particles that are very far apart and zing around?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
25.
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
26.

Condensation

a)

liquid to gas

b)

liquid to solid

c)

gas to liquid

d)

gas to solid

27.

Evaporation

a)

gas to liquid

b)

liquid to gas

c)

solid to gas

d)

gas to solid

28.

Boiling

a)

liquid to gas

b)

solid to liquid

c)

gas to liquid

d)

liquid to solid

29.

Freezing

a)

liquid to solid

b)

liquid to gas

c)

solid to gas

d)

solid to liquid

30.

Melting

a)

solid to liquid

b)

solid to gas

c)

liquid to solid

d)

gas to liquid

31.

Deposition

a)

gas to solid

b)

solid to gas

c)

solid to liquid

d)

liquid to gas

32.

Vaporization

a)

liquid to gas

b)

gas to solid

c)

gas to liquid

d)

solid to gas

33.
All matter consists of tiny particles that are in constant motion.
a)
kinetic theory
b)
atmospheric pressure
c)
vapor pressure
d)
kinetic energy
34.
the energy an object has due to its motion
a)
kinetic theory
b)
atmospheric pressure
c)
vapor pressure
d)
kinetic energy
35.
the pressure resulting from the collision of atoms and molecules with objects
a)
kinetic theory
b)
atmospheric pressure
c)
vapor pressure
d)
kinetic energy
36.
According to the kinetic theory, collisions between molecules in a gas ____.
a)
are perfectly elastic
b)
are inelastic
c)
never occur
d)
cause a loss of total kinetic energy
37.
Which of the following statements is part of the kinetic theory?
a)
The particles of a gas move independently of each other.
b)
The particles in a gas move rapidly.
c)
The particles in a gas are relatively far apart.
d)
All of the other answers
38.
How does the atmospheric pressure at altitudes below sea level compare with atmospheric pressure at sea level?
a)
The atmospheric pressure below sea level is higher.
b)
The atmospheric pressure below sea level is lower.
c)
The pressures are the same.
d)
Differences in pressures cannot be determined.
39.
What causes gas pressure in a container such as a helium balloon?
a)
the walls of the container
b)
the vacuum maintained in the container
c)
the simultaneous collisions of fast-moving particles in the container
d)
atmospheric pressure acting on the outside walls of the container
40.
The temperature at which the motion of particles theoretically ceases is ____.
a)
–273 K
b)
0 K
c)
0 C
d)
273 C
41.
The average kinetic energy of water molecules is greatest in ____.
a)
steam at 100 C
b)
liquid water at 90 C
c)
liquid water at 373 K
d)
ice at 0 C
42.
The average kinetic energy of the particles of a substance ____.
a)
is not affected by the temperature of the substance
b)
increases as the temperature of the substance is lowered
c)
is directly proportional to the temperature of the substance
d)
is equal to the total energy absorbed by the substance
43.
An empty space with no particles and no pressure is called a...
a)
Free space
b)
Vacuum
c)
Void
d)
Abyss
44.
If kinetic energy increases, then the temperature of the substance will...
a)
decrease
b)
increase
c)
stay the same
45.

a chemical reaction that releases energy to its surroundings

a)

solid

b)

phase change

c)

exothermic

d)

vaporization

46.

What does the kinetic theory of matter say?

a)

states that matter is composed of a large number of small particles individual atoms or molecules that are in constant motion.

b)

says that kinetic molecules are solids.

c)

kinetic molecules Gases consist of large numbers of tiny particles that are far apart relative to their size.

d)

Collisions between gas particles and between particles and container walls are elastic collisions

47.

What happens when an ice cube is placed in a glass of water lowering the temperature of the water?

a)

The ice cube melts because cold flows out of the ice cube to the water.

b)

The ice cube melts because thermal energy (heat) transfers to the ice cube from the water.

48.

In which state of matter is the force of attraction between the molecules the strongest?

a)

A gas

b)

A liquid

c)

A solid

49.

A glass of ice water is placed on a table. After 10 minutes, there are drops on the outside surface of the glass. Which change in phase caused the drops of water?

a)

Water vapor from the air evaporated into a liquid.

b)

Water vapor from the air condensed into a liquid.

c)

Liquid water in the air evaporated into a gas.

50.
What is 50 C in Kelvin?
a)
223
b)
323
c)
100
d)
50
51.

When a solid is heated above its _______________, it becomes liquid.

a)

Boiling point

b)

Freezing point

c)

Melting point

d)

Cooking point

52.

Liquid may be converted to a gas by heating at constant pressure to the _____________.

a)

Boiling point

b)

Freezing point

c)

Melting point

d)

No idea

53.
How are the particles moving in liquids?
a)
Sliding past one another
b)
moving past one another with great speed
c)
vibrating in a fixed postion
54.
As the temperature increases, the ______ increases.
a)
space between atoms
b)
number of electrons
c)
number of atoms
d)
number of solid atoms
55.
What is matter?
a)
anything that has mass
b)
anything that has mass & takes up space
c)
anything that takes up space
d)
Nothing! What's the matter with you?!
56.
Which consists of carbon atoms?
a)
graphite
b)
diamond
c)
fullerene
d)
all of these
57.
Define the term allotropes
a)
Atoms with same proton number but different number of neutrons
b)
Atoms with same proton number but different mass number
c)
Atoms in different arrangement in structure
d)
Atoms in different arrangement and different physical form
58.
What is the correct definition for temperature?
a)
The space gas particles take up
b)
The speed of the particles
c)
The number of collisions between the particles
59.
What is the correct definition for pressure?
a)
The space gas particles take up
b)
The speed of the particles
c)
The number of collisions between the particles
60.
What is the correct definition for volume?
a)
The space gas particles take up
b)
The speed of the particles
c)
The number of collisions between the particles
61.
According to the Kinetic Molecular Theory, how do molecules in gasses move?
a)
They are rigid in shape and the molecules vibrate. 
b)
They bounce off each other and the walls they are contained in no particular direction.
c)
They take the shape of the container and are fluid.
62.
Based on its phase diagram, which is the most dense state for CO2?
a)
gas
b)
liquid
c)
solid
d)
supercritical fluid
63.
Based on this phase diagram, which state is the most dense?
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
solid and liquid have equal densities
64.
What is true regarding CO2 for temperatures above 31 °C?
a)
It can never be liquified.
b)
It decomposes.
c)
It has a high pressure.
d)
It is a plasma.
65.
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
66.
What state of matter is Y?
a)
solid 
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
supercritical fluid
67.
What state of matter is Z?
a)
solid 
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
supercritical fluid
68.
What change occurs from F to E?
a)
sublimation
b)
deposition
c)
melting
d)
condensation
69.
What change occurs from E to C?
a)
sublimation
b)
freezing
c)
melting
d)
boiling
70.
What change occurs from C to D?
a)
condensation
b)
vaporization
c)
melting
d)
sublimation
71.
What is the normal boiling point of this substance?
a)
150 °C
b)
100 °C
c)
-50 °C
d)
0 °C
72.
What is the normal melting point of this substance?
a)
150 °C
b)
100 °C
c)
-50 °C
d)
0 °C
73.
What is point A?
a)
triple point
b)
critical point
c)
equilibrium point
d)
normal melting point
74.
What is point B?
a)
triple point
b)
critical point
c)
equilibrium point
d)
normal melting point
75.
Below the temperature of point B, this substance can exist as a ____________.
a)
solid only
b)
liquid only
c)
gas only
d)
either a solid, liquid or gas
76.
At 0.10 atm, what phase(s) can exist?
a)
solid, liquid or gas
b)
liquid or gas
c)
solid only
d)
gas only
77.
Which statement is true for carbon dioxide at -60 °C?
a)
All three phases are possible.
b)
It can exist as a solid or a gas, depending on pressure.
c)
It is a solid.
d)
With enough pressure it can be melted.
78.
What line segment represents only the solid state?
a)
A-B
b)
B-C
c)
C-D
d)
D-E
79.
In which segment is the kinetic energy remaining constant?
a)
A-B
b)
B-C
c)
C-D
d)
E-F
80.
What state(s) of matter are present at D-E?
a)
Solid-liquid
b)
Liquid
c)
Liquid-gas
d)
Gas-Solid
81.
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
82.
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
83.
What state of matter is segment 5?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Plasma
84.
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
85.
True or false: melting and freezing occur at the same temperature!
a)
True
b)
False
c)
I don't know
86.
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
87.
In which region(s) does temperature remain constant?
a)
Region 1, 3, & 5
b)
Region 2 & 4
c)
Region 1 only
d)
Region 1 & 2
88.
In which region(s) of the graph does a phase change occur?
a)
Region 1, 3, & 5
b)
Region 2 & 4
c)
Region 1 only
d)
Region 1 & 2
89.
In which region(s) of the graph would the substance be a solid only?
a)
Region 1
b)
Region 2
c)
Region 3
d)
Region 4
90.
In which region(s) of the graph would the substance be a liquid and a gas?
a)
Region 2
b)
Region 3
c)
Region 4
d)
Region 5
91.
In which region(s) of the graph does a phase change occur?
a)
Region 1, 3, & 5
b)
Region 2 & 4
c)
Region 1 only
d)
Region 1 & 2
92.
In which region(s) of the graph would the substance be a liquid and a gas?
a)
Region 2
b)
Region 3
c)
Region 4
d)
Region 5
93.

Between which points is the kinetic energy 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

94.

Which of these conditions is always true for an endothermic process?

a)

They leave the surroundings feeling hot

b)

They release energy into the surroundings.

c)

They absorb energy from the surroundings

d)

The reactants lose energy

95.

Which container will have a lower pressure?

a)

left

b)

right

c)

they both have the same pressure

96.
What happened to the volume between the two steps?
a)
volume increased
b)
volume decreased
c)
volume stayed the same
97.
What happens to the average kinetic energy of matter when it is heated?
a)
It increases
b)
It decreases 
c)
It doesn't change
d)
It cannot be determined