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WorksheetsUnit 2 Test - Solids, Liquids, Gases & Plasma
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 40mins
True or False? Oil will float on water because oil is less dense than water.
True
False
True or false? Temperature is the measure of the average kinetic energy of a substance.
True
False
True or false? Pascal's principle explains the relationship between density and buoyancy.
True
False
True or false? The pressure inside the tires is greater after an automobile has been driven for a few hours than the tire pressure at the beginning of the trip?
True
False
True or false? When evaporating a liquid, you add heat until the liquid reaches a temperature at which it changes to bubbles of gas below its surface.
True
False
True or false? The melting point is the same temperature as the freezing point for a substance.
True
False
True or false? Particles in a large balloon will hit the balloon more often causing the balloon to expand.
True
False
The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance is the ____________.
temperature
heat
thermal energy
kinetic energy
The ____________ is a unit of force.
pascal
atmosphere
newton
liter
Archimedes' principle helps to explain the relationship between _________________.
kinetic energy and density
temperature and density
pressure and density
buoyancy and density
Which of the following factors does NOT affect the behavior of gas in a closed container?
the number of particles
the average kinetic energy
the cohesive forces between the glass
the size of the container
Foe most substances, the distance between particles is smallest when the substance ____________________.
exists as a gas.
exists as a liquid.
exists as a crystalline solid.
exists as an amorphous solid.
A cork is able to float on water because it is ____________.
a crystalline solid.
the same density as the water.
small in size.
less dense than the water.
Which is the state change that occurs when a solid becomes a gas without becoming a liquid first?
vaporization
sublimation
deposition
freezng
Which change in state requires that energy be added to the substance?
freezing
deposition
condensation
vaporization
Which of the following about an ice cube floating in a glass of water is correct?
The temperature of the ice cube increases.
The temperature of the ice cube decreases.
The temperature of the ice cube remains constant.
The temperature of the ice cube will fluctuate.
Which state of matter is most common in the universe?
solid
liquid
gas
plasma
Matter that has a definite volume and a definite shape is a __________?
plasma
gas
liquid
solid
Matter in which atoms are tightly held in place 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
Compared to most substances, water is unusual because it ____________ when it changes from the liquid to the solid state.
contracts
expands
melts
diffuses
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' law
Archimedes' principle
According to ___________, the buoyant force on an object in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.
Bernoulli's principle
Boyle's law
Charles' law
Archimedes' principle
According to ____________, pressure applied to a fluid is transmitted unchanged throughout that fluid.
Bernoulli's principle
Pascal's principle
Charles' law
Archimedes' principle
Whether an object will sink or float in a fluid is explained by _________.
Bernoulli's principle
Boyle's law
Charles' law
Archimedes' 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 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 fluids resistance to flow is called _____________?
viscosity.
fluid pressure.
buoyancy.
density.
As the temperature of a gas increases, the volume of the gas will ___________ if the pressure remains constant.
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
Match the correct principle or law with this statement, "Fluid velocity increases when the flow of the fluid is restricted."
Archimedes' principle
Bernoulli's principle
Boyle's law
Pascal's principle
Charles' law
Match the correct principle or law with this statement, "Pressure applied to a fluid is transmitted throughout the fluid."
Archimedes' principle
Bernoulli's principle
Boyle's law
Pascal's principle
Charles' law
Match the correct principle or law with this statement, "Buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object."
Archimedes' principle
Bernoulli's principle
Boyle's law
Pascal's principle
Charles' law
Match the correct principle or law with this statement, "A decrease in the volume of a container of gas that holds a constant temperature, results in an increased pressure from the gas."
Archimedes' principle
Bernoulli's principle
Boyle's law
Pascal's principle
Charles' law
Match the correct principle or law with this statement, "The volume of a gas increases with increasing temperaure."
Archimedes' principle
Bernoulli's principle
Boyle's law
Pascal's principle
Charles' law
Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word.
The measurement of force per unit area is called (a) .
Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word.
The temperature at which ice changes into liquid water is called its ____________ __________.
(a)
Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word.
At the boiling point, the (a) pressure over a liquid equals the atmospheric pressure.
