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States of Matter phase changes and Chemistry

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What state of matter has its own shape and a definite volume?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

2.

What state of matter takes the shape of its container and has a definite volume?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

3.

What occurs when a gas becomes a liquid?

a)

Melting

b)

Condensation

4.

What occurs when a liquid becomes a solid?

a)

Freezing

b)

Melting

5.

What state of matter takes the shape of its container and doesn't have a definite volume?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

6.

When ice cubes form, heat is

a)

Added

b)

Removed

7.

When liquid turns into a gas, heat is

a)

Added

b)

Removed

8.

Anything that takes up space and has mass is

a)

Matter

b)

Mass

9.

What happens when a liquid turns into a gas?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

10.

What happens to water while it is boiling?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

11.
How are the molecules arranged in a solid?
a)
Tightly close together
b)
Loosely
All over the place
c)
All over
There are none
12.

What is the opposite of vaporization?

a)

evaporization

b)

condensation

c)

sublimation

d)

boiling

13.
From 30 degrees to 55 degrees, what state of matter is the substance?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Plasma
14.
What state of matter is segment 5?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Plasma
15.
What is the main reason a substance changes from one state of matter to another?
a)
The substance turns into a different kind of matter.
b)
The substance's temperature changes.
c)
The substance's size changes. 
d)
The substance's shape changes. 
16.
Liquid particles are...
a)
tightly packed.
b)
loosely bonded and flowing.
c)
free to fly in all directions.
d)
so hot that the electrons are removed from the nucleus.
17.
Gas particles are...
a)
tightly packed.
b)
loosely bonded and flowing.
c)
free to fly in all directions.
d)
so hot that the electrons are removed from the nucleus.
18.
Condensation is the change of state from _______ to ______ as a result of losing heat energy.
a)
Solid, Liquid
b)
Solid, Gas
c)
Liquid, Gas
d)
Gas, LIquid
19.
Evaporation is a change of state from ______ to ______.
a)
Solid, Liquid
b)
Gas, Solid
c)
Liquid, Gas
d)
Gas, Liquid
20.

When a solid changes into a liquid

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

vaporization

d)

condensation

21.
When a liquid changes into a gas
a)
sublimation
b)
freezing
c)
vaporization
d)
condensation
22.

The amount of space that something takes up

a)

matter

b)

volume

c)

temperature

d)

density

23.
The change from gas to a solid is called ________________.
a)
Sublimation
b)
Freezing
c)
Deposition
d)
Condensation
24.

___________ is the average speed of the particles in a given sample of matter.

a)

temperature

b)

energy

c)

melting

d)

speed

25.

The energy of motion is called ___________.

a)

temperature

b)

kinetic energy

c)

heat

d)

friction

26.

This is an example of particles in a _________.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

27.

________ is rapid evaporation that takes place throughout a liquid.

a)

evaporation

b)

freezing

c)

boiling

d)

condensation

28.
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
29.

What is the boiling point of water?

a)

0°C

b)

100°C

c)

80°C

d)

-100°C

30.

Water begins to freeze at

a)

0°C

b)

1000°C

c)

10°C

d)

100°C

31.
Matter is anything that has _________ and _________.
a)
length and width
b)
mass and volume
c)
a boiling point and a freezing point
d)
size and shape
32.
Taking energy away from a substance will make its particles move
a)
more slowly
b)
more quickly
c)
at the same speed
33.
Adding more heat energy to particles of matter will
a)
make them move slower
b)
make them move faster
c)
make them stop moving
d)
destroy them
34.

What is the boiling point of water, in Fahrenheit?

a)

100 F

b)

0 F

c)

212 F

d)

32 F

35.

Gases have a __________ volume and ___________ shape.

a)

Definite, Definite

b)

Definite, Indefinite

c)

Indefinite, Definite

d)

Indefinite, Indefinite

36.
Liquids have a __________ volume and ___________ shape.
a)
Definite, Definite
b)
Definite, Indefinite
c)
Indefinite, Definite
d)
Indefinite, Indefinite
37.
Solids have a __________ volume and ___________ shape.
a)
Definite, Definite
b)
Definite, Indefinite
c)
Indefinite, Definite
d)
Indefinite, Indefinite
38.

The diagram shows you a Helium symbol in periodic table. What is electron number of Helium?

a)

6

b)

4

c)

2

39.

Subatomic particles with positive charge is

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

40.

Subatomic particle with negative charge is

a)

Proton

b)

Electron

c)

Neutron

41.

The fluorine atom has an atomic number (proton number) of

a)

19

b)

9

c)

10

42.

How many neutrons are there in one atom of magnesium?

a)

12

b)

6

c)

24

43.

Neutrons + Protons = _________

a)

Atomic Number

b)

Atomic Mass

c)

Electrons

d)

Element

44.
What is the atomic number?
a)
the number of protons
b)
the number of protons and neutrons
c)
the number of neutrons
d)
the number of protons and electrons
45.
What is the mass number defined as?
a)
the number of protons
b)
the number of protons and neutrons
c)
the number of neutrons
d)
the number of protons and electrons
46.

What is an atom?

a)

A large molecule

b)

Largest piece of matter

c)

Smallest piece of matter

d)

A molecule made of ions

47.

What is the center of an atom called?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Nucleus

48.

Which subatomic particles are found inside the nucleus?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Quarks

49.
During a phase change what happens to temperature?
a)
it increases
b)
it decreases
c)
depends; if being heated it increases, if being cooled it decreases
d)
stays constant
50.

A neutron has _________ charge or is ________.

a)

negative ... neutral

b)

positive .... neutral

c)

no .... negative

d)

no ... neutral

51.

How many atoms of Hydrogen are in H2O

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

more than 3