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Ch. 16 - Solids, Liquids, and Gases (A)

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Matter that has a definite volume and a definite shape is a ___.

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

plasma

d)

solid

2.

Matter in which atoms are tightly held in place is a ___.

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

plasma

d)

solid

3.

A gas-like mixture with no definite volume or shape that is made up of positively and negatively charged particles is a ___.

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

plasma

d)

solid

4.

Matter with no definite volume and no definite shape is a ___.

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

plasma

d)

solid

5.

Matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape is a ___.

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

plasma

d)

solid

6.

Matter in which the particles are free to move in all directions until they have spread evenly throughout their container is a ___.

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

plasma

d)

solid

7.

Most matter ___ when heated.

a)

condenses

b)

contracts

c)

expands

d)

solidifies

8.

The theoretical point at which all molecular motion stops is called ___.

a)

the boiling point

b)

absolute zero

c)

the melting point

d)

the frozen point

9.

Compared to most substances, water is unusual because it ___ when it goes from the liquid to solid state.

a)

contracts

b)

expands

c)

melts

d)

diffuses

10.

The amount of energy needed to change a material from a solid to a liquid is called the heat of ___.

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

fusion

d)

vaporization

11.

The amount of energy needed to change a material from a liquid to a gas is called the heat of ___.

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

fusion

d)

vaporization

12.

According to ___, the volume of a gas increases with increasing temperature, as long as pressure does not change.

a)

Bernoulli's principle

b)

Boyle's law

c)

Charles's law

d)

Archimedes' principle

13.

According to ___, if you decrease the volume of a container of gas and hold the temperature constant, the pressure of the gas will increase.

a)

Bernoulli's principle

b)

Boyle's law

c)

Charles's law

d)

Archemedes' principle

14.

According to ___, the buoyant force on an object is a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.

a)

Bernoulli's principle

b)

Boyle's law

c)

Charles's law

d)

Archemedes' principle

15.

According to ___, as the velocity of a fluid increases, the pressure exerted by the fluid decreases.

a)

Bernoulli's principle

b)

Boyle's law

c)

Charles's law

d)

Archemedes' princilple

16.

According to ___, pressure applied to a fluid is transmitted unchanged throughout that fluid.

a)

Bernoulli's principle

b)

Pascal's principle

c)

Charles's law

d)

Archemedes' principle

17.

Hydraulic machines work by applying ___.

a)

Bernoulli's principle

b)

Pascal's principle

c)

Charles's law

d)

Archemedes' principle

18.

Whether an object will sink or float in a fluid is determined by ___.

a)

Bernoulli's principle

b)

Boyle's law

c)

Charles's law

d)

Archemedes' principle

19.

Bernoulli's principle explains why ___.

a)

boats float

b)

planes fly

c)

heated objects expand

d)

heat of fusion exists

20.

As a sample of matter is heated, its particles ___.

a)

are unaffected

b)

move more quickly

c)

move more slowly

d)

stop moving

21.

The most common state of matter in the universe is ___.

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

plasma

d)

solid

22.

Increasing ___ raises the boiling point of a liquid

a)

temperature

b)

the amount of liquid

c)

pressure

d)

volume

23.

The idea that matter is made up of small particles that are in constant motion is ___.

a)

Bernoulli's principle

b)

heat of fusion

c)

Charles's law

d)

the kinetic theory of matter

24.

The particles that make up a solid move ___ than do the particles that make up a gas.

a)

in the same way

b)

more quickly

c)

more quickly and farther

d)

more slowly

25.

A fluid's resistance to flow is called ___.

a)

viscosity

b)

fluid pressure

c)

buoyancy

d)

stickiness

26.

As the temperature of a gas increases, the volume of the gas will ___ if the pressure remains the same.

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

remain the same

d)

contract

27.

As the volume of a gas decreases, the pressure of the gas will ___. if the temperature remains the same.

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

remain the same

d)

contract

28.

The SI unit of pressure is the ___.

a)

meter

b)

pascal

c)

kilogram

d)

kelvin

29.

In comparing plasma to a solid, a liquid, and a gas, plasma is most similar to ___.

a)

a solid

b)

a liquid

c)

a gas

30.

The energy needed to change a liquid to a gas is the ___.

a)

heat of fusion

b)

heat of condensation

c)

heat of vaporization

d)

heat of evaporation

31.

The energy needed to change a solid to a liquid is the ___.

a)

heat of condensation

b)

heat of fusion

c)

heat of vaporization

d)

heat of evaporation

32.

Matter found in stars is in the ____ phase

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

plasma

d)

gas

33.

Solids that do not have a crystal form or definite melting point are called a(n) ___.

a)

amorphous solid

b)

crystal sold

c)

cold solid

d)

hot solid