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Thermal Energy and States of Matter

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The temperature at which a substance melts is its _______.

a)

melting point

b)

freezing point

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

2.

True or false:

When a solid changes state to a liquid, it is said to freeze.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

At what temperature in Celsius does water molecule freeze?

a)

100

b)

-10

c)

0

d)

-100

4.

At what temperature in Celsius does water molecule melt?

a)

100

b)

0

c)

-10

d)

10

5.

The particles that make up a substance in its liquid state have _____ kinetic energy than those of the same substance in its solid state.

a)

more

b)

less

c)

the same

6.

Explain why this statement is false:


All substance melts and freezes at 0 degree Celsius.

a)

Because substances do not melt and freeze in the same temperature.

b)

Because different substances have their own melting point.

c)

Because not all substances melt.

7.

For a solid to melt, energy must be __________ the system.

a)

added to

b)

removed from

8.

For a liquid to freeze, energy must be _________ the system.

a)

added to

b)

removed from

9.

What happens to the movement of particles when the energy is added?

a)

Particles get destroyed

b)

Particles move slower

c)

Particles move faster

d)

Particles convert to energy

10.

If you leave a cup of water in your room for a week, the liquid eventually turns into gas. What process has occurred?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Vaporization

c)

Condensation

d)

Boiling

11.

You turned on the stove to boil water to prepare for a hot cup of tea. Accidentally you left it for too long and all the water has turned into gas. What process has occurred?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Vaporization

c)

Condenstaion

d)

Deposition

12.

Due to what process do water droplets appear on the outside of a cold glass of iced tea?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Vaporization

c)

Sublimation

d)

Condensation

13.

Have you played with an dry ice before? It's a frozen carbon dioxide (not water!) that turns into gas. What is this process called?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Sublimation

c)

Condensation

d)

Vaporization

14.

What do you call the process when a gas turns directly into a solid?

a)

Deposition

b)

Sublimation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Freezing

15.

At what temperature in Celsius does water boil?

a)

-100

b)

100

c)

0

d)

273

16.

Frost is an example of ____________ because the water vapor in the air turns directly into ice.

a)

Sublimation

b)

Freezing

c)

Condensation

d)

Deposition

17.

True or false:

A gas molecule contains more kinetic energy than a liquid molecule.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Thermal energy is removed from the system to change a gas to a liquid. What is this process called?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Condensation

d)

Sublimation

19.

Thermal energy is added to a solid to become a _______.

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

plasma

20.

Heat always transfers from ___________.

a)

hot to cold

b)

cold to hot

c)

solid to liquid

d)

liquid to solid

21.

For a solid to freeze, energy must be _______ the system.

a)

removed from

b)

added to

c)

convert to

22.

True or false:

Evaporation can occur at temperatures below the boiling point.

a)

True

b)

False