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7th Grade Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happens to the molecules in a substance when the temperature of the substance increases?

a)

they spread far apart in all directions

b)

they get closer together

c)

they start to break apart, but are pulled down due to gravity

d)

they freeze together

2.

When the temperature of a substance increases, the molecules move faster and spread apart in all directions. This leads to a(n) ________ in the volume of the substance.

a)

decrease

b)

increase

3.

When thermal energy is added to water, the molecules break apart and spread out, forming _____.

a)

a liquid

b)

ice

c)

a gas

d)

a non-Newtonian fluid

4.

As kinetic energy increases, temperature _____.

a)

decreases

b)

increases

5.

_______ is the transfer of heat through direct touch.

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

6.

_______ is the transfer of heat through a liquid or a gas.

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

7.

_____ is the transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves.

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

8.

As kinetic energy decreases, temperature ______________.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

9.

To increase the distance between molecules, _________ the substance.

a)

add heat to

b)

take heat away from

10.

Total thermal energy depends on temperature of the substance, how many atoms in the system, and the conductivity of the material.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Which of the following would have the greatest effect on the temperature of the water?

a)

adding a handful of ice to a cup of water

b)

adding a handful of ice to a swimming pool

12.

You have a large soup pot and a small sauce pan on the stove both filled with water. The burners are both turned on high. Which one will boil faster?

a)

big pot

b)

small sauce pan

13.

What is the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another?

a)

heat

b)

temperature

c)

kinetic energy

d)

freezing

e)

melting

14.

What happens to gas molecules when thermal energy is removed?

a)

the move faster

b)

they spread apart

c)

they slow down and group together

15.

Which of the following is NOT a good conductor of heat?

a)

iron

b)

copper

c)

cotton

d)

aluminum

16.

When exposed to a heat source, a poor conductor of heat will see _____________ in temperature.

a)

a small increase

b)

a great increase

c)

a decrease

d)

no change

17.

When exposed to a heat source, a good conductor of heat will see _____________ in temperature.

a)

a small increase

b)

a great increase

c)

a decrease

d)

no change

18.

When designing a new frying pan, a scientist would want a metal that was a _______.

a)

poor conductor

b)

good conductor

c)

good insulator

19.

Mrs. Loupe is installing new windows in her house. She knows that some glass can be better at keeping the heat out in the summer AND keeping the heat in during the winter. What kind of glass does she want?

a)

glass that is a good conductor of heat

b)

glass that is shatter proof

c)

glass that is a poor insulator of heat

d)

glass that is a poor conductor of heat

20.

Mrs. LeBlanc wants to determine which material is the better conductor of heat. Each of the following materials started at 20 degrees C. She then put them in an oven to see which material held the most thermal energy. When she took them out after 15 minutes, their resulting temperatures were as follows:


Aluminum 37C

Glass 27C

Wood 21C

Stainless Steel 35C


Which one was the best conductor of heat?

a)

Aluminum

b)

Glass

c)

Wood

d)

Stainless Steel

21.

How does heat move?

a)

from a warmer to a cooler object

b)

from a cooler to a warmer object

c)

toward a hot object

d)

away from a cold object

22.

How is energy from the Sun transferred?

a)

by radiation

b)

by conduction

c)

by convection

d)

by the force of gravity

23.

When you touch hot sand, heat is transferred by _________ to your skin.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

24.
In which state of matter are particles packed tightly together in fixed positions?
a)
gas 
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
plasma
25.
Particles of a liquid
a)
are tightly packed together and stay in a fixed position
b)
have no viscosity
c)
decrease in volume with increasing temperature
d)
are free to move in a container but are in close contact with one another
26.
In which state of matter do particles spread apart and fill all the space available to them? 
a)
crystal
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid
27.
The change from a  liquid to solid, or the reverse of melting, is called
a)
condensation
b)
boiling
c)
sublimation
d)
freezing
28.
The amount of space that a gas takes up is its
a)
volume
b)
mass
c)
pressure
d)
density
29.
During the process of sublimation
a)
a solid turns directly into a gas
b)
a solid turns into a liquid
c)
a gas turns directly into a solid 
d)
 a liquid turns into a gas
30.
A shrinking puddle is an example of _____________, or vaporization that takes place only on the surface. 
a)
boiling
b)
evaporation
c)
melting
d)
sublimation
31.
_____________ occurs when a liquid changes to a gas below its surface as well as at the surface.
a)
evaporation
b)
melting
c)
sublimation
d)
boiling
32.

In which state of matter are the particles least able to move?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

33.

Which of these three states represents a liquid?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

34.

Which model represents gas?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

35.

Which has more energy?

a)

Hot water

b)

Room temperature water

c)

Ice water

36.
Particles in this state of matter are moving the slowest.
a)
solid
b)
gas
c)
liquid
37.

The energy that an object has because it is moving

a)

Molecule

b)

Refute

c)

Density

d)

Kinetic Energy