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Y7 Particles Quick Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the three states of matter?

a)

air, water, fire

b)

solids, liquids, gases

c)

ice, water, steam

d)

USA, UK, UAE

2.

Which of these materials will have the most similar properties?

a)

air, oxygen, ice

b)

water, iron, air

c)

iron, stone, wood

d)

oil, water, wood

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.

Which of the three states of matter are usually difficult to compress (squash)?

a)

solids only

b)

liquids only

c)

solids and liquids

d)

solids, liquids & gases

5.

The particles in solids

a)

do not move at all

b)

vibrate in one place

c)

can move past each other

d)

can move freely in all directions

6.

The particles in liquids:

a)

do not move at all

b)

vibrate in one place

c)

can move past each other

d)

can move freely in all directions

7.

The particles in gases:

a)

do not move at all

b)

vibrate in one place

c)

can move past each other

d)

can move freely in all directions

8.

Which is the best description of a solid:

a)

the particles are very close together

b)

the particles are as far apart as possible

c)

the particles are quite close together

d)

there are no particles

9.

In which state are the particles close together but can still move past each other?

a)

gases only

b)

liquids only

c)

solids only

d)

all three states

10.

A gas can be squashed because:

a)

the particles are held tightly in place

b)

there are no particles

c)

the particles are far apart

d)

the particles are squashy

11.

Solids get a little bit bigger when they're heated because:

a)

the particles get bigger

b)

the particles vibrate more

c)

the particles spin about more

d)

the particles move freely past each other

12.

A gas changing into a solid is called:

a)

deposition

b)

evaporating

c)

freezing

d)

condensing

13.

A gas changing into a liquid is called:

a)

deposition

b)

evaporating

c)

freezing

d)

condensing

14.

A liquid changing into a solid is called:

a)

deposition

b)

evaporating

c)

freezing

d)

condensing

15.

A liquid changing into a gas is called:

a)

deposition

b)

evaporating

c)

freezing

d)

condensing

16.

When a solid reaches the temperatures of its ___, it can become a liquid.

a)

melting point

b)

freezing point

c)

boiling point

d)

density

17.

When a liquid reaches the temperatures of its ___, it can become a gas.

a)

melting point

b)

freezing point

c)

boiling point

d)

density

18.

Freezing point of water is

a)

100 degrees Celsius

b)

0 degrees Celcius

c)

0 degrees Fahrenheit

19.

The freezing and melting points of water are the same.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

To determine the freezing and melting points use a

a)

thermometer

b)

scale

c)

balance

21.

What is happening at the boiling point?

a)

liquid to gas

b)

gas to liquid

c)

solid to liquid

d)

liquid to solid

22.

What is happening at freezing point?

a)

gas to liquid

b)

solid to liquid

c)

liquid to solid

d)

liquid to gas

23.

When does condensation happen?

a)

solid to liquid

b)

liquid to gas

c)

gas to liquid

d)

solid to gas

24.

When does evaporation happen?

a)

gas to liquid

b)

liquid to solid

c)

solid to liquid

d)

liquid to gas

25.

If you boil water in a pot, some of the water becomes...

a)

water vapor

b)

precipitation

c)

evaporation

26.

The melting and boiling point of a substance are physical changes.

a)

true

b)

false

27.

All substances have the same melting and boiling points

a)

false

b)

true

28.

Human body normal temperature is around...

a)

27 0 C

b)

370 C

c)

400 C

29.

A substance has a melting point of 25 oC and a boiling point of 235 oC. What state is it at 5oC?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

30.

A substance has a melting point of -125 oC and a boiling point of -35 oC. What state is it at 15oC?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

31.

A substance has a melting point of -25 oC and a boiling point of 35 oC. What state is it at 25oC?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

32.

The weaker the intermolecular forces of a substance the _____________ the boiling point

a)

higher

b)

lower

33.

Solid can change into a liquid when it's .......

a)

cooled

b)

burned

c)

heated

d)

freezed

34.

The boiling point of water is....

a)

70oC

b)

100oC

c)

0oC

d)

50oC

35.

The freezing point of water is...

a)

100oC

b)

0oC

c)

-10oC

d)

150oC