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Matters - prerequisite

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What properties do liquids have?

a)

definite shape and volume

b)

no definite shape and a definite volume

c)

no definite shape and no definite volume

2.
Which state of matter has particles that are tightly packed?
a)
liquid
b)
gas
c)
solid
3.

All matter is made of particles

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which image shows particles in a solid?

a)
b)
c)
5.

Which image shows particles in a liquid?

a)
b)
c)
6.

Which image shows particles in a gas?

a)
b)
c)
7.

Which of the following is a correct description for solids?

a)

Particles are closely packed and do not move.

b)

Particles are closely packed and vibrate.

c)

Particles can move around each other.

8.
Particles in a _________ take the shape of the container.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
9.

In which state of matter will there be the LARGEST space between molecules?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

10.

Which of the following statements about the particle of a gas is true?

a)

The particles of a gas vibrate and are packed closely together.

b)

The particles of a gas are far apart and move in all directions.

c)

The particles of a gas do not move.

11.

During the process of sublimation

a)

a solid turns directly into a gas

b)

a liquid turns to a gas

c)

a solid turns into a liquid

d)

a gas turns directly into a solid

12.
The characteristic temperature at which a pure solid changes to a liquid is its __________ point.
a)
melting
b)
boiling
c)
Schaffer
d)
pressure
13.
_______ occurs when a liquid changes to a gas below its surface as well as at the surface.
a)
Boiling
b)
Evaporation
c)
Freezing
d)
Melting
14.
The change from liquid to solid is called ________________.
a)
Melting
b)
Freezing
c)
Evaporation
d)
Condensation
15.
The change from solid to a gas is called ________________.
a)
Sublimation
b)
Freezing
c)
Evaporation
d)
Condensation
16.

Melting is a process that changes _____________________________.

a)

solid to liquid

b)

liquid to solid

c)

liquid to gas

d)

gas to liquid

17.
A large piece of ice is placed on the sidewalk on a warm day. What will happen to the ice? 
a)
It will melt to form liquid water
b)
It will melt to form water vapor
c)
It will not change at all.
d)
It will freeze to form liquid water. 
18.
An ice cube is placed in a pan. The pan is placed over an open flame. Which change will MOST likely happen over time?
a)
The ice changes to a gas then a liquid
b)
The ice changes to a gas and then back to a solid
c)
The ice changes to a liquid then to a gas.
d)
The ice changes to a liquid and back to a solid. 
19.
How can you make liquid water become a solid?
a)
Add a lot of salt to the water.
b)
Put the water in a very cold place
c)
Shake the water container very fast.
d)
Heat the water on the stove.
20.
Snow turns to liquid water when it
a)
freezes
b)
evaporates
c)
condenses
d)
melts.
21.
Bob filled a tray with juice and put it in the freezer. The next day Bob opened the freezer. How did the juice MOST likely change?
a)
It became a solid.
b)
It became a gas
c)
It condensed
d)
It evaporated.
22.

when water vapor (a gas) is cooled and forms liquid water

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

freezing

d)

melting

23.

when water changes from a liquid to a gas - caused by heat

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

freezing

d)

melting

24.

What must happen for liquid water to evaporate (become a gas)?

a)

It must be heated.

b)

It must be cooled.

25.

What must happen to water vapor (gas) to become liquid water?

a)

It must be heated.

b)

It must be cooled.

26.
What is the picture displayed?
a)
Atom
b)
Element
c)
Molecule
d)
Compound
27.

What is the picture displayed?

a)

atom

b)

element

c)

compound

28.
What is the picture displayed?
a)
atom
b)
element
c)
molecule
d)
compound
29.

What is the picture displayed?

a)

compound

b)

element

c)

molecule

30.

What is matter?

a)

anything that has mass and takes up space

b)

anything that has volume and is solid

c)

anything that you can see

31.

Is this an atom or molecule?

a)

atom

b)

molecule

32.

Is this an atom or an element?

a)

atom

b)

element

33.

What makes an atom/element different from other atoms/elements?

a)

the number of protons

b)

the number of neutrons

c)

the number of electrons

34.

Elements are made of all the (a)   type of atom.

35.

When a molecule is made of DIFFERENT types of atoms, it is called a _____________.

a)

element

b)

compound

36.

Is this a compound or element?

a)

compound

b)

element

37.

Is this a compound or element?

a)

compound

b)

element

38.

Atoms combine to make (a)   .