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WorksheetsCh. 16 - Solids, Liquids, and Gases (A)
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Matter that has a definite volume and a definite shape is a ___.
gas
liquid
plasma
solid
Matter in which atoms are tightly held in place is a ___.
gas
liquid
plasma
solid
A gas-like mixture with no definite volume or shape that is made up of positively and negatively charged particles is a ___.
gas
liquid
plasma
solid
Matter with no definite volume and no definite shape is a ___.
gas
liquid
plasma
solid
Matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape is a ___.
gas
liquid
plasma
solid
Matter in which the particles are free to move in all directions until they have spread evenly throughout their container is a ___.
gas
liquid
plasma
solid
Most matter ___ when heated.
condenses
contracts
expands
solidifies
The theoretical point at which all molecular motion stops is called ___.
the boiling point
absolute zero
the melting point
the frozen point
Compared to most substances, water is unusual because it ___ when it goes from the liquid to solid state.
contracts
expands
melts
diffuses
The amount of energy needed to change a material from a solid to a liquid is called the heat of ___.
condensation
evaporation
fusion
vaporization
The amount of energy needed to change a material from a liquid to a gas is called the heat of ___.
condensation
evaporation
fusion
vaporization
According to ___, the volume of a gas increases with increasing temperature, as long as pressure does not change.
Bernoulli's principle
Boyle's law
Charles's law
Archimedes' principle
According to ___, if you decrease the volume of a container of gas and hold the temperature constant, the pressure of the gas will increase.
Bernoulli's principle
Boyle's law
Charles's law
Archemedes' principle
According to ___, the buoyant force on an object is a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.
Bernoulli's principle
Boyle's law
Charles's law
Archemedes' principle
According to ___, as the velocity of a fluid increases, the pressure exerted by the fluid decreases.
Bernoulli's principle
Boyle's law
Charles's law
Archemedes' princilple
According to ___, pressure applied to a fluid is transmitted unchanged throughout that fluid.
Bernoulli's principle
Pascal's principle
Charles's law
Archemedes' principle
Hydraulic machines work by applying ___.
Bernoulli's principle
Pascal's principle
Charles's law
Archemedes' principle
Whether an object will sink or float in a fluid is determined by ___.
Bernoulli's principle
Boyle's law
Charles's law
Archemedes' principle
Bernoulli's principle explains why ___.
boats float
planes fly
heated objects expand
heat of fusion exists
As a sample of matter is heated, its particles ___.
are unaffected
move more quickly
move more slowly
stop moving
The most common state of matter in the universe is ___.
gas
liquid
plasma
solid
Increasing ___ raises the boiling point of a liquid
temperature
the amount of liquid
pressure
volume
The idea that matter is made up of small particles that are in constant motion is ___.
Bernoulli's principle
heat of fusion
Charles's law
the kinetic theory of matter
The particles that make up a solid move ___ than do the particles that make up a gas.
in the same way
more quickly
more quickly and farther
more slowly
A fluid's resistance to flow is called ___.
viscosity
fluid pressure
buoyancy
stickiness
As the temperature of a gas increases, the volume of the gas will ___ if the pressure remains the same.
decrease
increase
remain the same
contract
As the volume of a gas decreases, the pressure of the gas will ___. if the temperature remains the same.
decrease
increase
remain the same
contract
The SI unit of pressure is the ___.
meter
pascal
kilogram
kelvin
In comparing plasma to a solid, a liquid, and a gas, plasma is most similar to ___.
a solid
a liquid
a gas
The energy needed to change a liquid to a gas is the ___.
heat of fusion
heat of condensation
heat of vaporization
heat of evaporation
The energy needed to change a solid to a liquid is the ___.
heat of condensation
heat of fusion
heat of vaporization
heat of evaporation
Matter found in stars is in the ____ phase
solid
liquid
plasma
gas
Solids that do not have a crystal form or definite melting point are called a(n) ___.
amorphous solid
crystal sold
cold solid
hot solid
