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Phase change

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

The boiling point of water on Celsius and Kelvin scale respectively is:

a)

373, 273

b)

0, 273

c)

273,373

d)

100, 373

2.

The change of a liquid into vapor is called

a)

solidification

b)

vaporization

c)

liquifaction

d)

sublimation

3.

In a cup of liquid water, when would the water molecules stop moving?

a)

The molecules would stop moving if the liquid water in the cup became a solid.

b)

The molecules would stop moving if the liquid water in the cup became a gas.

c)

The molecules would stop moving if the liquid water in the cup became still.

d)

The molecules would not stop moving in the cup of liquid water.

4.

A candle drips wax on a table. This is an example of what phase change?

a)

freezing

b)

melting

c)

sublimation

d)

condensation

5.

Which phase changes require anincrease in energy?

a)

melting and freezing

b)

freezing and vaporization

c)

melting and vaporization

6.

Which phase change require an overall energy loss?

a)

melting

b)

boiling

c)

evaporation

d)

freezing

7.

Adding energy to a substance makes its particles move _______________.

a)

faster

b)

slower

c)

the same

8.

Which phase change occurs during drying of clothes hang on a clothesline?

a)

melting

b)

boiling

c)

freezing

d)

evaporization

9.

Which of the following sentences about evaporation is incorrect?

a)

Evaporation occurs at any temperature.

b)

No bubbles are formed in the liquid during evaporation.

c)

Evaporation takes place within the liquid.

d)

Evaporation takes place on the surface of the liquid.

10.

Melting is a change of state

a)

from solid to liquid with change of temperature of 25 degrees Celsius.

b)

from solid to liquid without change in temperature

c)

from liquid to gas without change in temperature

d)

from liquid to gas with change in temperature of 75 degrees Celsius

11.

Boiling is the change of state

a)

from solid to liquid with change in temperature of 25 degrees Celsius

b)

from liquid to gas with change in temperature of 25 degrees Celsius

c)

from solid to liquid without change in temperature

d)

from liquid to gas without change in temperature

12.

Rate of evaporation increases as

a)

the exposed surface area of the liquid increases

b)

the exposed surface area of the liquid decreases

c)

the movement of the air above the surface of the liquid decreases

13.

The rate of evaporation decreases as

a)

the temperature increases

b)

the humidity (water vapor) of the surrounding air increases

c)

the movement of the air above the surface of the liquid increases

14.

The reverse process that involves changing a liquid to a solid is known as

a)

melting

b)

boiling

c)

condensation

d)

freezing

15.
7. All phase changes (changing states) requires energy to be added or taken away.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What happens to particles when they are heated?
a)
They speed up and spread out
b)
They slow down and compress
c)
They stop moving
d)
They move closer together and speed up
17.

What happens to molecules when energy transfers out of a substance?

a)

The substance's molecules will move faster.

b)

The substances's molecules will move slower.

c)

The substance's molecules will continue to move at the same speed.

d)

The substance's molecules will stop moving.

18.

What happens to molecules when energy transfers into a substance?

a)

The substance's molecules will move faster.

b)

The substances's molecules will move slower.

c)

The substance's molecules will continue to move at the same speed.

d)

The substance's molecules will stop moving.

19.

What happens to molecules when the temperature drops or lowers?

a)

The molecules get closer together

b)

The molecules start moving faster.

c)

The molecules stop moving.

d)

The molecules become smaller.

20.

In order to increase the speed of a substance's molecules, someone must...

a)

transfer energy into the substance.

b)

transfer energy out of the substance.

c)

lower the temperature of the substance.

d)

keep the temperature the same for the substance.