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Particle Theory & States of matter

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is thermal expansion? Explain with an example

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2.

Write two differences between boiling point and melting point.

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3.

The decrease in the volume of a substance as its temperature decreases is called (a)  

4.

The changing of state from gas to solid is called....

a)

Condensation

b)

Deposition

c)

Evaporation

d)

Realisation

5.

An example of a solid is: (Bonus points for creativity)

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6.
Which state of matter has molecules that slide past each other but stay close together? They do not form a regular pattern.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
7.

The process where a gas turns to a liquid is:

a)

Condensation

b)

Sublimation

c)

Rectification

d)

Absorption

8.

Which of the following temperature values is likely going to make the particles of a water to move very slowly? All the numbers given are in degrees celicious.

a)

10

b)

13

c)

16

d)

19

9.

An object _______ when it changes from a solid to a liquid.

a)

Flies

b)

Melts

c)

Goes home

d)

Floats

10.
Which description best matches this particle model?
a)
Closely packed and can't move a lot. 
b)
Particles are close together but can move a little. 
c)
Particles have lots of energy and can move around. 
11.
How do the particles of matter move as the matter changes state in the diagram?
a)
The particles released energy and move as matter changed state?
b)
The particles released energy and moved more quickly.
c)
The particles gained energy and moved more slowly.
d)
The particles gained energy and moved more quickly.
12.

What is the specific latent heat of fusion?

a)

The amount of energy needed to melt 1 kg of a substance.

b)

The amount of energy needed to boil 1 kg of a substance.

c)

The amount of energy needed to freeze 1 kg of a substance.

13.

True or false. ‘Changes of state are physical changes’.

a)

True

b)

False

14.
What change occurs from E to C?
a)
sublimation
b)
freezing
c)
melting
d)
boiling
15.

The change of state from a solid to a gas is called

a)
condensation
b)

freezing

c)
evaporation
d)
sublimation
16.

Temperature at which matter changes from liquid to solid is called

a)
freezing point
b)
melting point
c)
boiling point
d)
absolute zero
17.
What state of matter is Z?
a)
solid 
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
supercritical fluid
18.

What is an example of evaporation?

a)

Putting jelly mix in the freezer

b)

Ice cubes disappearing in a drink

c)

Dew drops on plants

d)

Clothes drying in the Sun

19.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
20.

What state of matter is pictured?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

21.

There are two answers for this.


Particles in a _________ take the shape of the container.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

22.
What is Thermal Contraction 
a)
A Potato
b)
A decrease in a materials  volume when its temperature decreases 
c)
The movement of fluids in a cycle because of convection 
d)
A material through which  thermal energy does not flow easily.
23.

If the atoms of an object are moving or vibrating fast, the temperature would be...

a)

cold

b)

hot

c)

unknown

24.

Is an increase in a material's volume when its temperature increases

a)

thermal contraction

b)

thermal expansion

c)

specific heat

25.

An increase in the volume of a material due to a temperature increase in the material.

a)

Thermal contraction

b)

Thermal expansion

c)

Thermal heat