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Chemistry Benchmark Review Part 2 - States of Matter

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When you increase the energy by heating a liquid what happens to the motion of the molecules

a)

They slow down

b)

They speed up

c)

Heat doesnt change the motion of the molecules

2.
What are the states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and juice
b)
solid and liquid
c)
solid and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and gas
3.

Which form of matter has a definite shape and takes up space (has definite volume)?

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

d)

clay

4.
The milk in the glass has volume and takes the shape of its container. Therefore, it is assumed that milk is a ______________.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
5.
The molecules in the picture are tightly held together with little movement. They have shape and energy.  Therefore, the picture represents _________.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
6.
Molecules move quickest in which state of matter
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid, liquid and gas
7.
When the temperature of matter decreases the particles ...
a)
speed up and move farther apart
b)
speed up and move closer together
c)
slow down and move farther apart
d)
slow down and move closer together
8.
When the temperature of matter increases the particles...
a)
speed up and move closer
b)
speed up and move farther apart
c)
slow down and move closer together
d)
slow down and move farther apart
9.
Water can be a solid, liquid, and a gas.
a)
True
b)

False

10.
Molecules are closest together in a 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
plasma
11.
What does this picture represent? 
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
12.
What does this picture represent? 
a)
solid
b)
liquid 
c)
gas
d)
plasma
13.
Which of the following statements is NOT true of all different types of matter?
a)
They are made of atoms and molecules
b)
The particles are always in motion
c)
The particles always move at the same speed
d)
They are made of particles that are too small to see
14.
Freezing
a)
Solid to gas
b)
Liquid to solid
c)
Gas to solid
d)
Liquid to gas
15.
Boiling
a)
liquid to gas
b)
gas to solid
c)
gas to liquid
d)
solid to liquid
16.
What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
burning
d)
evaporation
17.
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 around one another but still touch.
18.
The state of matter that has no definite size or shape is
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
19.

Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter and move freely in any direction.

a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
20.
What is condensation?
a)
gas to solid
b)
gas to liquid
c)
liquid to solid 
d)
solid to liquid 
21.
The slower the particles in a substance move,
a)
the colder it is.
b)
the warmer it is.
c)
the more energy it has.
d)
the less energy it has.
22.
Evaporation is when liquid particles absorb enough energy to leave the 
a)
surface
b)
bottom
c)
center
d)
liquid throughout
23.

What is the difference between evaporation and boiling?

a)

Evaporation happens at the surface of a liquid, and boiling happens throughout a liquid.

b)

Boiling happens at the surface of a liquid, and evaporation happens throughout a liquid.

24.

Deposition is

a)

change from liquid to solid

b)

Change from gas to solid

c)

Change from liquid to gas

d)

Change from solid to gas

25.

Sublimation is

a)

change from liquid to gas

b)

change from solid to liquid

c)

change from solid to gas

d)

change from gas to solid

26.

What is the process called when a gas changes directly into a solid?

a)

Condensation

b)

Deposition

c)

Sublimation

d)

Evaporation

27.

Which state of matter has a definite volume but no definite shape?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

28.

What is the process called when a liquid changes into a solid?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Freezing

c)

Condensation

d)

Melting

29.

Which state of matter has particles that are tightly packed and only vibrate in place?

a)

Solid

b)

Plasma

c)

Liquid

d)

Gas

30.

What happens to the volume of a gas when it is compressed?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

It stays the same

d)

It becomes a liquid

31.

Gases have ...

a)

Definite shape and definite volume.

b)

No definite shape and no definite volume.

c)

Definite volume but no definite shape.

32.

Dry ice in a glass is an example of...

a)

Deposition

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitate

d)

Sublimation

33.

In three days you go back and this puddle is gone. This is an example of...

a)

Condensation

b)

Sublimation

c)

Deposition

d)

None of the answers

34.

Scraping ice from a windshield is the result of...

a)

Sublimation

b)

Deposition

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

35.

A ______ change occurs when matter moves from one phase/state to another

a)

physical

b)

chemical

c)

matter

d)

melting

36.

This is an example of

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Sublimation

d)

Melting