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How can I smell things from a distance Unit 3 IC1 LS3 (L10-L16)

Total questions: 89

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happens when you apply thermal energy (heat up something)?

a)

The molecules move faster

b)

The molecules slow down

c)

The molecules stop moving

2.

When you mix two substances together, and one is warmer than the other, what will be the outcome (result)?

a)

The faster molecules of the hotter substance will collide with the slower molecules from the colder substance, And eventually, they will reach the same temperature (speed)

b)

They will not mix, since a hot substance and a cold substance will not interact, due to the fact that the colder molecules are not moving

3.

Hot things have ____________ thermal energy than cold things

a)

more

b)

less

c)

same

d)

potato

4.

All matter is made up of atoms that are constantly moving

a)

True

b)

False

5.
Which state of matter has the highest kinetic energy (atoms move the fastest)?
a)
solid
b)
liquid 
c)
gas
6.

All odors move in the same manner

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Smelling an odor is important, because

a)

you could smell something burning and protect yourself.

b)

you could smell rotten food and not eat it.

c)

you could smell a dangerous gas and move away from it.

d)

all of the above.

8.

All odors move by

a)

attaching on to matter and being carried to different areas.

b)

becoming part of the air and spreading out from the source.

c)

doing nothing, actually odors don't move. People move to the odor.

d)

sinking to the ground and embedding themselves in the flooring.

9.

The three most recognized states of matter are...

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

air

10.

Which takes the shape of its container?

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

11.

Which fills the volume of its container?

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

12.

When a solid turns to liquid

a)

melt

b)

freeze

c)

evaporate

d)

boil

13.

When a liquid turns solid

a)

melt

b)

freeze

c)

evaporate

d)

boil

14.

An ice cube, a brick, and a table are all examples of a

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

15.

Apple juice, coffee, and vinegar are all examples of a

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

16.

Why is it important to study the properties of matter?

a)

Every form of matter has its own specific set of properties that make it unique.

b)

The properties of matter help us understand how to make things from that matter.

c)

all of the above

17.

What happens to water molecules when they freeze from a liquid to a solid?

a)

The molecules slow down

b)

The molecules move faster

c)

The molecules stop moving

d)

The number of molecules increases

18.

The water molecules we breathe out lose energy and move so much more slower that they clump together to become liquid water. This is called

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

boiling

d)

freezing

19.

When you breathe on a cold day or open the freezer, the cloud like object is actually tiny water droplets.

a)

False

b)

True

20.

When you boil water, the steam that is made is actually

a)

gaseous water

b)

air

c)

hydrogen and nitrogen

d)

carbon dioxide

21.

The molecules of a substance in a solid phase

a)

are very far apart

b)

are very close together

c)

move very quickly

d)

do not move at all

22.

Water molecules in a gas phase _________ than in a solid phase.

a)

are closer together

b)

move very slowly

c)

are farther apart

d)

stand still

23.

When the temperature of a gas is ___________, the molecules move slower.

a)

increased

b)

decreased

24.

Which of the following properties is NOT characteristic and will NOT identify the substance?

a)

melting point

b)

boiling point

c)

mass

d)

hardness

25.

When the temperature of a gas is increased, the molecules move _________.

a)

slower

b)

faster

c)

stay the same

26.

Which of the following properties are NOT characteristic and will NOT identify the substance?

a)

malleability

b)

freezing point

c)

hardness

d)

volume

27.

What determines the properties of a substance?

a)

The size of the atoms

b)

The number and arrangement of the atoms

c)

The temperature of the atoms

d)

The color of the atoms

28.

What is the image modeling?

a)

gas compression

b)

gas expansion

c)

condensation

29.

When gases are _________, the amount of space between the molecules decreases.

a)

expanded

b)

compressed

c)

heated

30.

Anything that has volume and mass is matter.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

What state of matter has a rigid, fixed shape and fixed volume?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

32.

What state of matter adapts to its container, has no fixed shape, but can have a fixed volume?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

33.

What state of matter has no fixed shape or fixed volume?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

34.

Water vapor is also known as

a)

fluid

b)

solid water

c)

gaseous water

d)

precipitation

35.

Which model shows the particles of a liquid?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

none of them

36.

Which model shows the particles of a gas?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

none of them

37.

Humans smell about ____________ different odors.

a)

1 million

b)

1 hundred

c)

1 trillion

d)

1 thousand

38.

This odor can help athletes perform better. 

a)

vanilla

b)

lavender

c)

peppermint

d)

green apple

39.

This odor can help with migraine headaches. 

a)

peppermint

b)

lavender

c)

green apple

d)

vanilla

40.

10) This odor can help make people feel more relaxed. 

a)

peppermint

b)

lavender 

c)

green apple

d)

vanilla

41.

10) A tiny bit of menthol in your hand contains ___________ of menthol molecules. 

a)

billions

b)

millions

c)

thousands

d)

hundreds

42.

10) When molecules change state, they become different molecules.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

10) What odor, similar to menthol, also smells minty? 

a)

mercaptan 

b)

methane

c)

propane

d)

myrcene 

e)

butane

44.

10) How many atoms are found in one menthol molecule?

a)

61

b)

41

c)

51

d)

21

e)

31

45.

11) What is the average speed of particles? 

a)

1100 mph

b)

100 mph

c)

1500 mph

d)

2500 mph

e)

2100 mph

46.

11) Particles in a gas are always moving. 

a)

True

b)

False

47.

11) _____________ is the average speed of molecules in a substance. 

a)

Volume

b)

Temperature

c)

Mass

d)

Density 

48.

11) As temperature increases, particles move slower. 

a)

True

b)

False

49.

11) Particles are always moving, but the speed of the particles is always the same. 

a)

True

b)

False

50.

11) How far would you travel if you were going 50 mph (miles per hour) for 5 hours.

a)

100 miles

b)

300 miles

c)

150 miles

d)

200 miles

e)

250 miles

51.

11) Pick the reason air particles do not travel very far. 

a)

The atoms that they are made of break their bonds too quickly

b)

They are going very slow. 

c)

They are going too fast.

d)

They are constantly bumping into each other and changing direction. 

e)

They are too small. 

52.

11) The distance an object travels in a certain amount of time is called the ___________of the object. 

a)

volume

b)

density 

c)

mass 

d)

speed

e)

boiling point

53.

"When you heat up a substance, the particles move  

a)

faster

b)

slower

c)

The same speed

54.

When you heat up a substance, the substance's energy  

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

55.

When you heat up a substance Faster-moving particles bounce off each other harder and move 

a)

farther apart.

b)

closer together

56.

When you heat up a substance up, the faster-moving particles hit into each other  

a)

harder

b)

softer

c)

same amount

57.

When you heat up a substance, the faster-moving particles bounce off each other and move  

a)

further apart

b)

closer together

58.

 As most of the particles that make up the substance move faster, the temperature of the substance

a)

increases 

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

59.

12) When looking at our particle model, if you see short arrows that means the particles are moving fast. 

a)

True

b)

False

60.

12) If we were to add more helium to a balloon what would happen?

a)

particles inside would move even further apart than before

b)

pressure would stay the same

c)

pressure would increase

d)

pressure would decrease

61.

12) If I were to cool a balloon using dry ice

a)

shrink in size

b)

expand in size

c)

Stays the same size

62.

12) If I were to put a balloon outside on a warm sunny day what would happen?

a)

shrink in size

b)

expand in size

c)

stay the same size

63.

Which of the following causes a popcorn kernels to pop:

a)

density

b)

mass

c)

melting point

d)

weight

e)

temperature 

64.

12) If I put a balloon in ice, the particles will move

a)

faster

b)

slower

c)

same speed

65.

12) If I put a balloon in ice the particles, the spacing between the particles will get

a)

further apart

b)

closer together

66.

13) Boiling water can go over 100°C because you are continuing to boil it under a flame. 

a)

True

b)

False

67.

13) The boiling point of water in celsius (°C) is which of the following.

a)

0°C

b)

32°C

c)

50°C

d)

100°C

e)

212°C

68.

13) Evaporation only occurs at the surface of a liquid, whereas boiling occurs throughout the liquid

a)

True

b)

False

69.

13) Native Americans boiled sap over and over to evaporate the water that is in sap to make it darker and thicker. 

a)

True

b)

False

70.

13) When any gas condenses, all the particles that were once spread out in the gaseous state get farther apart. 

a)

True

b)

False

71.

13) Which of the following is an example of evaporation? 

a)

A puddle disappearing from the sidewalk on a hot summer day. 

b)

Dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) going directly into a gas. 

c)

Liquid water in an ice tray turning into a solid piece of ice. 

d)

Fog appearing on your bathroom mirror after a hot shower. 

72.

13) The drops of water you see on a cold soda pop can on a warm sunny day are formed by this. 

a)

Melting

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Sublimation

e)

Deposition

73.

13) What are the streaks of white lines in the sky that come out of jet called? 

a)

Jet Streaks

b)

Hydrotrails

c)

Heliotrails

d)

Fuel Streaks

e)

Contrails

74.

14) When you heat up water the volume of the water will decrease. 

a)

True

b)

False

75.

In a bulb thermometer, when the air is __________ , the liquid in the thermometer rises up the tube.

a)

Warm

b)

Cold

76.

In a bulb thermometer, when the air is _________ , the liquid falls down the tube.

a)

Warm

b)

Cold

77.

15) For humans to smell a material, some of the material has to be in the state.

a)

gaseous

b)

liquid

c)

solid

78.

15) A whole stick of butter melts faster than a spoonful of butter.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

15) Match the type phase change to process name.

Freeze

a)

Liquid to Solid

b)

Solid to Liquid

c)

Gas to Liquid

d)

Liquid to Gas

e)

Solid to Gas

80.

15) Match the type phase change to process name.

Melting

a)

Liquid to Solid

b)

Solid to Liquid

c)

Gas to Liquid

d)

Liquid to Gas

e)

Solid to Gas

81.

15) Match the type phase change to process name.

Condensing

a)

Liquid to Solid

b)

Solid to Liquid

c)

Gas to Liquid

d)

Liquid to Gas

e)

Solid to Gas

82.

15) Match the type phase change to process name.

Evaporation

a)

Gas to Solid

b)

Solid to Liquid

c)

Gas to Liquid

d)

Liquid to Gas

e)

Solid to Gas

83.

15) Match the type phase change to process name.

Sublimation

a)

Liquid to Solid

b)

Solid to Liquid

c)

Gas to Liquid

d)

Liquid to Gas

e)

Solid to Gas

84.

15) Match the type phase change to process name.

Deposition

a)

Gas to Solid

b)

Solid to Liquid

c)

Gas to Liquid

d)

Liquid to Gas

e)

Solid to Gas

85.

15) The melting point of a substance is the same no matter how much of the substance is in your sample.

a)

True

b)

False

86.

15) The process that occurs when a substance skips the melting phase, and changes from the solid state right into the gaseous state is called

a)

Deposition

b)

Evaporation

c)

Melting 

d)

Sublimation

87.

15) Dry Ice is the solid state of...

a)

Water

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Moth Balls

d)

Menthol

88.

15) Ice cools a warm drink, when the warm drink molecules bounce into a cold ice molecule, causing the drink molecule to slows down.

a)

True

b)

False

89.

15) In class we heated water and the water did not reach over 100°C, because...

a)

the thermometer only reads up to 100°C.

b)

the melting point of water is 100°C.

c)

the heat plate only heats up to 100°C.

d)

water molecules over 100°C evaporate into a gas.