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Year 8 - Whats The Matter 2 Revision 1

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Particles in solids are

a)

Close together and vibrating, and held in position

b)

Close together but free to move around

c)

Far apart and moving fast

2.

How is most of Earth's fresh water stored?

a)

As groundwater

b)

In lakes and rivers

c)

As ice in polar ice caps and glaciers

d)

As water vapour in the atmosphere

3.

Steam is often described as the gas state of water. Why must this be incorrect?

a)

Steam is not a form of water

b)

Steam is white but water vapour is blue

c)

Steam is visible but water vapour is invisible

d)

Water does not have a gas state

4.

What is the correct definition of volume?

a)

How much matter is in an object, measured in kilograms

b)

Can't be squeezed into a smaller space

c)

Changes shape easily and flows

d)

How much space something takes up, measured in litres

5.

What is the correct definition of mass?

a)

How much matter is in an object, measured in kilograms

b)

Does not change shape easily

c)

Changes shape easily and flows

d)

How much space something takes up, measured in litres

6.

What is the correct definition of fluid?

a)

Can't be squeezed into a smaller space

b)

Changes shape easily and flows

c)

To squeeze or squash

d)

How much space something takes up, measured in litres

7.

What is the correct definition of incompressible?

a)

To squeeze or squash

b)

How much space something takes up, measured in litres

c)

Does not change shape easily

d)

Can't be squeezed into a smaller space

8.

Which statements best describes the properties of a gas?

a)

Rigid and can't be compressed

b)

Fluid that finds lowest place in container

c)

Fluid that expands or compresses to fill a container

9.

Which statement best describes the properties of liquids?

a)

Rigid and can't be compressed

b)

Fluid that finds lowest place in a container

c)

Fluid that expands or compresses to fill a container

10.

Which statements about gases are true?

a)

They are fluids that change shape depending on their container

b)

Their particles are slow

c)

They don't tend to fill up the entire space of a container

d)

Their volume is fixed

11.

Identify the change of state from solid to gas

a)

Deposition

b)

Sublimation

c)

Solidification

d)

Evaporation

12.

Identify the change of state from gas to solid

a)

Sublimation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Deposition

13.

Identify the change of state from liquid to gas

a)

Melting

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Solidification

14.

Identify the change of state from gas to liquid

a)

Deposition

b)

Condensation

c)

Sublimation

d)

Evaporation

15.

Identify the change of state from liquid to solid

a)

Solidification

b)

Deposition

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

16.

Identify the change of state from solid to liquid

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Sublimation

d)

Melting

17.

When solidification occurs, what happens to the particles?

a)

Loses energy

b)

Gains energy

18.

When deposition occurs, what happens to the particles?

a)

Gains energy

b)

Loses energy

19.

When condensation occurs, what happens to the particles?

a)

Loses energy

b)

Gains energy

20.

When melting occurs, what happens to the particles?

a)

Loses energy

b)

Gains energy

21.

When sublimation occurs, what happens to the particles?

a)

Loses energy

b)

Gains energy

22.

When evaporation occurs, what happens to the particles?

a)

Loses energy

b)

Gains energy

23.

Which of the following changes in state happen when a substance is heated?

a)

Condensation

b)

Sublimation

c)

Deposition

24.

Which of the following changes in state happen when a substance is heated?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Deposition

c)

Condensation

d)

Solidification

25.

Which of the following changes in state happen when a substance is cooled?

a)

Sublimation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Deposition

d)

Melting

26.

Which of the following changes in state happen when a substance is cooled?

a)

Sublimation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Melting

d)

Solidification

27.

Particles in a gas are:

a)

Far apart and moving fast

b)

Close together but free to move around

c)

Close together and vibrating, and held in position

28.

The arrangement of particles in liquids are

a)

Random

b)

Fixed

29.

The arrangement of particles in solids are

a)

Random

b)

Fixed

30.

What statement best describes the particle model?

a)

All matter is made up of tiny particles

b)

Tiny particles are used to show models

c)

All matter is made up of an irregular substance

d)

Protons and electrons are in the centre of the nucleus of every atom

31.

which of the following is not part of the main ideas of the particle model?

a)

All matter is made up of tiny particles

b)

Particles have energy and are always moving or vibrating

c)

A force of attraction tends to hold particles together

d)

The nucleus is in the centre of the atom

32.

How does the particle model explain the fact that liquids cannot be compressed?

a)

The particles in a liquid are moving too fast

b)

The particles in a liquid are close together

c)

The particles in a liquid are held in fixed positions

d)

Particles cannot be compressed

33.

Which statements don't describe how the particles behave in liquids and gases?

a)

They are perfectly still

b)

They move freely around each other

c)

In a liquid the particles stay close together

d)

In a gas the particles spread out to fill the container

34.

As a liquid evaporates into a gas, the particles:

a)

Stop moving

b)

Spread apart to fill the container

c)

Move closer together

35.

According to the particle model, as particles increase in energy they:

a)

Increase in speed & tend to stick together less

b)

Decrease in speed & tend to stick together more

c)

Decrease in speed

d)

Tend to stick together more

36.

When a solid is heated but has not yet melted, the particles:

a)

Spread apart to fill the container

b)

Vibrate slower

c)

Vibrate faster

37.

Which statements are true for gases but not for liquids?

a)

They can change volume when put in a different container

b)

They are both fluids

c)

They change shape depending on their container

d)

They don't tend to fill the entire space of their container

38.

According to the particle model, what keeps particles close together?

a)

The small size of particles

b)

High levels of energy

c)

A force of attraction

d)

The vibrations of particles

39.

Ice cream melts when its particles:

a)

Lose energy, slow down, and move into fixed positions

b)

Gain energy, vibrate more, and begin to move around each other

c)

Gain energy, speed up, and move far away from each other

d)

Lose energy, vibrate more, and begin to move around each other

40.

What is a chemical element?

a)

A substance made up of only one type of atom

b)

A mixture of different types of atoms

c)

Any substance in which the atoms are too small to see

d)

A substance made out of carbon

41.

A chemist heats up some pure ammonia to very high temperature and finds that it breaks down into two other gases, is it considered an element?

a)

Yes because it has multiple types of elements within it

b)

Yes because it is a pure chemical

c)

No because it has multiple types of elements within it

42.

Xenon is an element. What type of atoms is it made out of?

a)

Xenon atoms

b)

Krypton atoms

c)

Xenon and krypton atoms

d)

Mixture of 3 chemicals

43.

Elements can exist in 3 structures, what are they?

a)

Atoms, organisations and elements

b)

Atoms, molecules and lattices

c)

Elements, lattices and organisations

d)

Molecules, organisations and elements

44.

Phosphorus is an element in which the atoms often bond together in groups of four. What is each group called?

a)

An atom

b)

A Lattice

c)

An element

d)

A molecule

45.

What is one of the properties of noble gases?

a)

Single atoms

b)

Regular lattices

c)

Molecule

46.

Which of the following elements have a lattice structure?

a)

Gold

b)

Neon

c)

Chlorine

d)

Hydrogen

47.

Which of the following elements have a lattice structure?

a)

Krypton

b)

Sodium

c)

Xenon

d)

Sulfur

48.

What element at room temperature exists as both a metal and liquid?

a)

Bromine

b)

Tin

c)

Berylium

d)

Mercury

49.

Which properties are typical of metals?

a)

Shiny or glossy

b)

Dull or matt

c)

Brittle

50.

Between what 2 states of matter does melting occur?

a)

Solids and liquids

b)

Liquids and Gases

c)

Solids and gases

51.

Between what 2 states of matter does boiling occur?

a)

Solid and liquid

b)

Gas and liquid

c)

Gas and solid

52.

Both molecules and lattices are formed by chemical bonds between atoms. What is the difference between them?

a)

Molecules make up metal elements, lattices make up non-metal elements

b)

Molecules contain atoms of the same element, lattices contain atoms of different elements

c)

Molecules form solids, lattices form liquids and gases

d)

Molecules are small groups, lattices are continuous frameworks

53.

In all elements, atoms are joined together by chemical bonds

a)

True

b)

False

54.

What is the universal standard for element symbols?

a)

One capital letter followed by another capital letter

b)

One lower case letter following by a capital letter

c)

One capital letter followed by a lower case letter

d)

Both capital letters

55.

What is the chemical symbol for iron?

a)

Ir

b)

Fe

c)

IR

d)

FE