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Lesson 15 Reading One— What Happens to Molecules When a Substanc

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lesson 15 Reading One— What Happens to _______________

When a Substance Melts?

a)

Moles

b)

Molecules

c)

Mice

d)

Mints

2.

Ice cream melts. Butter ___________.

a)

is in the plasma state

b)

melts

3.

You probably have not seen a glacier melting. Glaciers are like big rivers of ___________.

a)

rain

b)

ice

4.

____________ are found on every continent except Australia.

a)

Animals

b)

Glaciers

c)

Humans

d)

Insects

5.

Maybe you have heard that the world’s glaciers are getting smaller. It is probably easier to think about a glacier getting _______________ if you think about watching an ice cube melt.

a)

larger

b)

smaller

c)

bigger

d)

smellier

6.

Many people like their drinks cold. One way to make a drink __________ is to put ice cubes in it.

a)

warm

b)

cold

c)

hot

d)

interesting

7.

When you put ice in a ___________ drink, the ice melts and the drink gets colder.

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

freezing

d)

purple

8.

In the solid state ______________ only move back and forth and cannot move past other molecules.

a)

mice

b)

molecules

9.

When ice melts, the ____________ do not change, they just move faster.

a)

mice

b)

molecules

10.

Wax is a solid at room temperature. It needs to be heated to become a _____________.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

11.

When wax is heated, the wax molecules move faster. When they move fast enough so that they can _________ past each other, the wax melts into a liquid.

a)

run

b)

slide

c)

walk

d)

wane

12.

Ice cubes also need to be ____________ to melt. An ice cube is heated by a warm drink.

a)

heated

b)

slowed

c)

changed

d)

peaceful

13.

When you put ice in a warm glass of soda pop, as the ice _________ it also cools your soda pop.

a)

slows

b)

melts

c)

moves

d)

vapor

14.

Melting point is the temperature at which a solid substance starts to become a ____________.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

15.

The melting point of a substance is a property of that substance. Remember that a ______________ of a substance is characteristic of that substance.

a)

pride

b)

property

c)

pony

d)

popsicle

16.

Often people say, “It’s freezing outside!” when it really is not freezing, it is just very cold. When it is actually “freezing cold,” interesting things happen to the moisture in the _______.

a)

water

b)

air

c)

solid

d)

liquid

17.

When liquid water freezes, it changes into a _________.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

18.

When any gas condenses, all the particles that were once spread out in the gaseous state get ____________ together.

a)

spaced

b)

closer

c)

farther

d)

new

19.

If the room is ___________, you see something that looks like a cloud of smoke when you open a freezer door.

a)

cool

b)

warm

c)

cold

d)

freezing

20.

Does air have mass and volume?

a)

yes

b)

no

21.

Matter is anything that has __________ and _________.

a)

hot and cold

b)

mass and volume

22.

Many ______________ molecules condense that you can see big water drops.

a)

air

b)

water

23.

The gaseous water condenses into ____________ of liquid water on the can.

a)

droplets

b)

air

24.

Gases take the shape of their container and

a)

have no volume

b)

occupy the volume of its container

25.

Water in the gaseous state is called water ________. You cannot see water vapor.

a)

steam

b)

piles

c)

vapor

26.

The odors we smell in materials are in the _____________ state.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gaseous

d)

plasma

27.

Air is made of ________________, and the movement of particles (faster or slower) is related to temperature.

a)

aliens

b)

particles

28.

Volume is the amount of _______ taken up by an object.

a)

water

b)

space

c)

mL

d)

cm3

29.
How could you prove that air is matter?
a)
Weigh a balloon after filling it with water
b)
Weigh a balloon before and after filling it with air and calculate the difference
c)
Try to get some air to burn with a lighted match
d)
Look at air under a hand lens
30.
What is the volume of Object X?
a)
10.0 cm3
b)
15.0 cm3
c)
20.0 cm3
d)
25.0 cm3
31.

What is the formula for density?

a)

density = mass x volume

b)

density = mass / volume

c)

density = mass + volume

d)

density = mass - volume

32.
A state of matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
33.
A form of matter that takes both the shape and volume of its container.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
34.

The reverse of condensation is

a)

sublimation

b)

evaporation

c)

boiling

35.

Which of the following statements is correct about solid materials when mixed with liquid materials?

a)

All solid materials completely dissolve in liquid materials.

b)

All solid materials do not dissolve in liquid materials

c)

Some solid materials completely dissolve in liquid materials, but others do not.

d)

All solid materials change size, shape, color and texture when mixed with liquid materials.

36.

What changes may occur to solid materials when mixed with liquid materials?

a)

size

b)

shape

c)

color

d)

all of the above

37.

A noticeably different form or state of the same substance

a)

Mixture

b)

Phase

c)

Mass

d)

Density

38.
When molecules flow around each other, they are in this phase
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
39.
If molecules in a substance move in place and energy is transferred into the substance
a)

then molecules move slower, and it will be a solid

b)

then molecules will move faster, and it will be a liquid

c)

then molecules will move faster, and it will be a solid

d)

then molecules will move slower, and it will be a liquid