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Physical Changes

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Solids have...

a)

a fixed shape and a fixed volume

b)

a fixed shape but can change volume

c)

No fixed shape but a fixed volume

d)

no fixed shape or volume

2.

The piece of equipment used to measure the mass of a substance or object is a ______________.

a)

balance/scales

b)

measuring cylinder

c)

ruler

d)

thermometer

3.
Put the liquids in order from most dense to least dense?
a)
4, 3, 2, 1
b)
1, 2, 3, 4
c)
3, 4, 2, 1, 
d)
4, 3, 1, 2
4.

Which state of matter can be compressed easily?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

all of them

5.

Silver

Melting point 961oC boiling point 2210oC

What state of matter will it be at 959oC?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

6.

The melting point of gold is 1063 oC. What process happens to gold when liquid gold changes state to solid gold?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Melting

c)

Freezing

d)

Condensation

7.
What am I? I have a fixed mass, a fixed volume, I cannot be squashed and I have a shape that changes to fit the bottom of my container?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
8.

If a substance had a melting point of -12⁰C and a boiling point of 200⁰C what state would it be in at room temperature (around 20oC)?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

9.

For what reason do liquids flow so easily?

Because the particles.....

a)

are so tightly compacted to one another.

b)

can slide past one another.

c)

vibrate with one another.

d)

are so far apart from one another.

10.

Why does the liquid inside a thermometer rise?


When the thermometer heats up, the liquid inside ...... because the particles move about ........

a)

expands, less quickly

b)

expands, more quickly

c)

contracts, less quickly

d)

contracts, more quickly

11.

At higher temperatures, the particles of a liquid

a)

diffuse more slowly

b)

diffuse more quickly

c)

spread out more

d)

continue to move at the same speed

e)

condense more

12.

We use this process to change water from solid to a liquid.

a)

freezing

b)

melting

c)

evaporating

13.

We use this process to change water from liquid to a gas

a)

freezing

b)

melting

c)

evaporating

14.

When a solid turns into gas is called

a)

Sublimation

b)

Reverse sublimation

c)

Condensation

d)

Melting

15.

When a solid turns into gas is called

a)

Sublimation

b)

Reverse sublimation

c)

Condensation

d)

Melting