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P3 Particle model of matter AQA (Combined)

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is density?

a)

The mass of a substance compared to it's volume

b)

How heavy an object is

c)

The size of an object

d)

The volume of the object divided by mass

2.

Which equation links density, mass and volume?

a)

Density = mass ÷ volume

b)

Density = volume ÷ mass

c)

Density = mass2 ÷ volume

d)

Density = volume2 ÷ mass

3.

Which change is state takes place when a solid turns to a liquid?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Boiling

d)

Evaporating

4.

Which change is state takes place when a liquid turns to a solid?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Boiling

d)

Evaporating

5.

Which change is state takes place when a liquid turns to a gas?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Boiling

d)

Evaporating

6.

Which change is state takes place when a liquid turns to a gas at the fastest rate possible?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Boiling

d)

Evaporating

7.

Which change is state takes place when a solid turns to a gas?

a)

Melting

b)

Sublimation

c)

Boiling

d)

Evaporating

8.

Which type of change produces new products?

a)

Chemical change

b)

Physical change

9.

Which type of change can be reversed?

a)

Chemical change

b)

Physical change

10.

Which type of change are changes in state?

a)

Chemical change

b)

Physical change

11.

What is internal energy?

a)

The total potential and kinetic energy in a system

b)

The total kinetic energy in a system

c)

The total potential energy in a system

d)

The total potential and chemical energy in a system

12.

Which state of matter has the greatest internal energy?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

13.

Which state of matter has the lowest internal energy?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

14.

How can we describe the particles in materials with high internal energy?

a)

Spread apart

b)

Tightly packed

15.

How can we describe the particles in materials with high internal energy?

a)

Faster movement

b)

Slower movement

16.

What is the definition of specific heat capacity?

a)

The energy required to change the temperature of 1kg of material by 1⁰C

b)

The energy required to change the state of 1kg of a material

c)

The energy required to change the temperature of a material

17.

What is potential energy?

a)

The energy stored in particles because of their position

b)

The energy stored in particles because of their motion

c)

The energy stored in particles because of their temperature

18.

What is the specific latent heat of fusion?

a)

The energy required to change the state of 1kg of a material from solid to liquid, without a change in temperature

b)

The energy required to change the state of 1kg of a material from liquid to gas, without a change in temperature

c)

The energy required to change the temperature of 1kg of a material by 1⁰C, without a change in state

d)

The energy required to change the temperature of a material without changing state

19.

Which change in state occurs when we add internal energy to a solid?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Evaporating

d)

Condensing

20.

Which change in state occurs when we decrease the internal energy of a solid?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Evaporating

d)

Condensing

21.

Which change in state occurs when we decrease the internal energy of a gas?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Evaporating

d)

Condensing

22.

Which change in state occurs when we increase the internal energy of a liquid?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Evaporating

d)

Condensing

23.

Which change in state occurs when we decrease the internal energy of a liquid?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Evaporating

d)

Condensing

24.

State the equation that links specific heat capacity, energy, mass and temperature

a)

Energy = mass x specific heat capacity x change in temperature

b)

Specific heat capacity = energy x mass x temperature

c)

Change in temperature = energy x mass x specific heat capacity

d)

Mass = change in temperature x specific heat capacity x energy

25.

What is the specific latent heat of vaporisation?

a)

The energy required to change the state of 1kg of a material from liquid to gas, without a change in temperature

b)

The energy required to change the state of 1kg of a material from gas to liquid, without a change in temperature

c)

The energy required to change the temperature of 1kg of a material by 1⁰C, without a change in state

d)

The energy required to change the temperature of a material without changing the state

26.

State the units of density

a)

kg/m3

b)

kgm

c)

kg/m

d)

kg3/m

27.

What is the relationship between pressure in a gas and volume?

a)

Pressure in a gas is inversely proportional to volume

b)

Pressure in a gas is directly proportional to volume

c)

Pressure in a gas and volume show a positive correlation

d)

There is no relationship between pressure in a gas and volume

28.

What is gas pressure?

a)

The force exerted by a gas when particles collide with a surface

b)

How often gas particles collide with a surface

c)

How easily gas particles collide with a surface

d)

The speed of gas particles colliding with a surface

29.

State the units of volume

a)

m3

b)

kg

c)

kg/m3

d)

M3

30.

Why doesn't temperature change during melting?

a)

Energy is transferred to weaken the forces between particles

b)

Energy is transferred the strengthen the forces between particles

c)

Energy is dissipated to the surroundings

d)

Energy is dissipated, heating up the object holding the solid material

31.

Why doesn't temperature change during evaporation?

a)

Energy is transferred to weaken the forces between particles

b)

Energy is transferred the strengthen the forces between particles

c)

Energy is dissipated to the surroundings

d)

Energy is dissipated, heating up the object holding the solid material

32.

How are particles arranged in a solid?

a)

Regularly

b)

Randomly

33.

Which state of matter is most dense?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

34.

Which state of matter is least dense?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

35.

What is the density of water?

a)

1kg/m3

b)

0.1kg/m3

c)

10kg/m3

d)

100kg/m3

36.
Which description best matches this particle model?
a)
Particles are closely packed, vibrate fixed position, strong intermolecular forces.
b)
Particles are closely packed, no movement, strong intermolecular forces
c)
Particles are closely packed, move around each other, medium intermolecular forces
37.

Which description best matches this particle model?

a)

Particles are closely packed, move around each other, strong/medium intermolecular forces

b)

Particles are loosely packed, move around each other, strong/medium intermolecular forces

c)

Particles are closely packed, move randomly around each other and have weak intermolecular forces.

38.

Which description best matches this particle model?

a)

Particles move fast in specific directions, weak intermolecular force

b)

Particles have a lot of space between them and move at different speeds in random directions.

c)

Particles have lots of energy and have a medium intermolecular forces between them.

39.
Which state of matter can be compressed?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid 
c)
Gas
40.
The mass after a physical change in a closed system, such as ice melting into water, stays the same
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Between which points is the substance changing state?
a)
A-B only. 
b)
A-B, C-D, E-F
c)
B-C only. 
d)
B-C, D-E
42.
The specific latent heat equation is used ...
a)
when a substance is increasing/decreasing in temperature
b)
when a substance is changing state
43.
The volume of an irregular object can't be measured by ...
a)
Taking width, length and height and multiplying together
b)
Measuring water displaced from a Eureka can
c)
Measuring the water displaced in a measuring cylinder
44.
If a gas is heated the pressure increases because ...
a)
the particles increase in speed
b)
the particles hit the sides more often
c)
the particles hit with more force
d)
the particles increase in speed, hit more frequently and with more force
45.

What happens to the internal energy when a substance is heated?

a)

Decreases

b)

Stays the same

c)

Increases