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Y7 - Topic 1 - Solids, liquids and gases - Summary

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these materials will have similar properties?

a)

air, oxygen, ice

b)

water, iron, air

c)

iron, stone, wood

d)

oil, water, wood

2.

A solid, like rock, has......

a)

a shape which is easy to change but its volume is fixed

b)

a shape which is fixed but it can change its volume

c)

a shape and a volume which are both easy to change

d)

a shape and volume which are both fixed

3.

All liquids......

a)

have a fixed volume and take the shape of their container

b)

have a fixed volume and a fixed shape

c)

will spread out until their volume has doubled

d)

can change their volume but not their shape

4.

Gases......

a)

spread out until they fill the space around them

b)

do not spread out

c)

cannot be poured

d)

keep their shape

5.

Everything is made up of......

a)

particles which are arranged differently in solids, liquids and gases

b)

particles which are arranged in the same way in solids, liquids and gases

c)

water particles

d)

nothing

6.

In which of the 3 states of matter are the particles arranged like this?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

7.

In which of the 3 states of matter are the particles arranged like this?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

8.

In which of the 3 states of matter are the particles arranged like this?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

9.

In which of the 3 states of matter are the particles arranged like this?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

10.

Which of these statements describes the movement of the particles in a solid?

a)

They vibrate around a fixed position

b)

They do not move at all

c)

They move around each other

d)

They move quickly in all directions

11.

Which of these statements describes the movement of the particles in a gas?

a)

They vibrate around a fixed position

b)

They do not move at all

c)

They move around each other

d)

They move quickly in all directions

12.

Which of these statements describes the movement of the particles in a liquid?

a)

They vibrate around a fixed position

b)

They do not move at all

c)

They move around each other

d)

They move quickly in all directions

13.

Which of these statements describes the arrangement of particles in a liquid?

a)

very close together in an ordered arrangement

b)

very far apart and randomly arranged

c)

very close together in a random arrangement

d)

very far apart in an ordered arrangement

14.

Which of these statements describes the arrangement of particles in a gas?

a)

very close together in an ordered arrangement

b)

very far apart and randomly arranged

c)

very close together in a random arrangement

d)

very far apart in an ordered arrangement

15.

What do we call the state change when a solid turns into a liquid?

a)

melting

b)

evaporating

c)

condensing

d)

freezing

16.

What do we call the state change when a solid turns straight into a gas?

a)

melting

b)

evaporating

c)

condensing

d)

subliming

17.

What do we call the state change when a liquid turns into a solid?

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

condensing

d)

evaporating

18.

What do we call the state change when a gas turns into a liquid?

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

condensing

d)

evaporating

19.

What do we call the state change when a liquid turns into a gas?

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

condensing

d)

evaporating

20.

What state will a substance be at a temperature below its melting point?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

21.

What state will a substance be at a temperature above its boiling point?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

22.

What state will a substance be at a temperature between its melting and boiling points?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

23.

Aluminium has a melting point of 660oC and a boiling point of 2450oC. What state will aluminium be at 1500oC?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

24.

Aluminium has a melting point of 660oC and a boiling point of 2450oC. What state will aluminium be at 650oC?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

25.

Aluminium has a melting point of 660oC and a boiling point of 2450oC. What state will aluminium be at 2451oC?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

26.

Bromine has a melting point of -7oC and a boiling point of 58oC. What state will bromine be at 59oC?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

27.

Bromine has a melting point of -7oC and a boiling point of 58oC. What state will bromine be at -20oC?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

28.

Gold has a melting point of 1065oC and a boiling point of 2710oC. What state will gold be at 1000oC?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

29.

Gold has a melting point of 1065oC and a boiling point of 2710oC. What state will gold be at 3000oC?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

30.

Helium has a melting point of -270oC and a boiling point of -269oC. What state will helium be at -280oC?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

31.

Helium has a melting point of -270oC and a boiling point of -269oC. What state will helium be at -267oC?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

32.

Which best explains the change from solid to liquid?

a)

The particles move apart

b)

The wax around the particles melts

c)

Solid particles (hard) change to liquid particles (runny)

d)

The particles start to move about from place to place, keeping close together

33.

Lead must be heated to a higher temperature than wax before it melts. Which best explains why lead melts at a higher temperature?

a)

Lead is harder and stronger than wax.

b)

Lead is a better conductor of heat.

c)

Lead particles are closer together than wax particles.

d)

The attraction between lead particles is stronger.

34.

What piece of scientific apparatus does this diagram represent?

a)

beaker

b)

tripod

c)

gauze

d)

Bunsen burner

35.

What piece of scientific apparatus does this diagram represent?

a)

beaker

b)

tripod

c)

gauze

d)

Bunsen burner

36.

What piece of scientific apparatus does this diagram represent?

a)

beaker

b)

tripod

c)

gauze

d)

Bunsen burner

37.

What piece of scientific apparatus does this diagram represent?

a)

beaker

b)

tripod

c)

gauze

d)

Bunsen burner

38.

Complete the sentence: When water vapour is left to cool, the particles lose energy and move (a)   to each other.

39.

Complete the sentence: There is no change in temperature when a change in (a)   is occurring.

40.

What is occurring at the point labelled "X" on the cooling curve?

a)

melting

b)

condensing

c)

freezing

d)

boiling

41.

What is occurring at the point labelled "X" on the cooling curve?

a)

melting

b)

condensing

c)

freezing

d)

boiling

42.

What state will the substance be at the point labelled "X" on the cooling curve?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas