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PhET States of Matter

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The state of matter in which atoms are tightly packed and keep their shape.

a)

Gas

b)

Liquid

c)

Plasma

d)

Solid

2.

Water behaves differently when heat is added in comparison to neon, argon, and oxygen. What does water do?

a)

Water particles only stay in the solid state no matter the temperature.

b)

Water particles come closer together at first then move further apart as changing from a solid to a liquid.

c)

Water particles skip the liquid state as heat is added to a solid and directly go into a gas.

3.

Particles move __ and get __ to another as they cool from a gas.

a)

faster; closer

b)

slower; farther apart

c)

faster; farther apart

d)

slower; closer

4.

What is the freezing point of water in both Celsius and Kelvin?

a)

0 *C; 273*K

b)

100 *C; 373*K

c)

32*C; 212*K

5.

As a substance's temperature is lowered to 0*K, what happens to the particles?

a)

The atoms never stop moving.

b)

The atoms get closer together then move apart.

c)

The atoms vibrate slower and eventually stop moving.

d)

The atoms vibrate faster and eventually stop moving.

6.

Heating water to over 5,000*K creates:

a)

slower particles, more spinning; decrease in pressure

b)

slower particles, less spinning; decrease in pressure

c)

faster particles, less spinning; decrease in pressure

d)

faster particles, more spinning; increase in pressure

7.

If the number of particles increases

a)

temperature decreases

b)

temperature increases

c)

pressure decreases

d)

pressure increases

8.

To go from a gas to a liquid, energy is ___ . This is called ___.

a)

added; melting

b)

added; sublimation

c)

removed; condensation

d)

removed; freezing

9.

To go directly from a gas to a solid, energy is ___. This is called ___.

a)

removed; freezing

b)

added; vaporization

c)

added; sublimation

d)

removed; deposition

10.

Which best described the Triple Point of a substance.

a)

The temperature and pressure where a substance can exist in none of the three phases.

b)

The temperature and pressure where a substance can exist in all of the three phases.

c)

This is a synonym to Triple Threat for a basketball player stance.

d)

An A+, a 100 average.

11.

Which of the following is the best description of Critical Point.

a)

The supercritical states involving temperature and pressure where the identification of the liquid and the gas phase disappears.

b)

The supercritical states involving the number of particles and pressure where the identification of the liquid and the gas phase disappears.

c)

The supercritical states involving the number of particles and pressure where the identification of the liquid and the gas phase is defined.

d)

The supercritical states involving temperature and pressure where the identification of the liquid and the gas phase is defined.