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States of Matter & Phase Changes

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The temperature and pressure conditions at which the solid, liquid, and gas phases of a substance exist at the same time is called the

a)

Critical point

b)

Triple point

c)

Melting point

d)

Boiling point

2.

Which letter on the diagram represents the triple point?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

What phase change occurs from F to E?

a)

Sublimation

b)

Deposition

c)

Melting

d)

Condensation

4.

What phase change occurs from C to D?

a)

Condensation

b)

Vaporization

c)

Melting

d)

Sublimation

5.

What phase change occurs from E to C?

a)

Sublimation

b)

Freezing

c)

Melting

d)

Vaporization

6.

What phase would this substance be in at 1 atm of pressure and 80°C?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

7.
What state of matter is X?
a)
solid 
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
supercritical fluid
8.
What state of matter is Y?
a)
solid 
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
supercritical fluid
9.
What change occurs from E to C?
a)
sublimation
b)
freezing
c)
melting
d)
boiling
10.
At 0.10 atm, what phase(s) can exist?
a)
solid, liquid or gas
b)
liquid or gas
c)
solid only
d)
gas only
11.

Choose ALL the exothermic phase changes

a)

condensation

b)

boiling

c)

freezing

d)

vaporization

12.

State of matter that takes the shape of it's container and has a definite volume.

a)

Solid state

b)

Liquid state

c)

Gas state

d)

Plasma state

13.

State of matter that can fill containers with no fixed shape or volume.

a)

Solid state

b)

Liquid state

c)

Gas state

d)

Plasma state

14.

State of matter in which materials have a definite shape and volume.

a)

Solid state

b)

Liquid state

c)

Gas state

d)

Plasma state

15.

What change of state is taking place in this photograph?

a)

Condensation

b)

Freezing

c)

Vaporization

d)

Melting

16.

What change of state is taking place in this photograph?

a)

Condensation

b)

Freezing

c)

Vaporization

d)

Melting

17.

The diagram shows the changes in state of water (H2O). What is the process Z called?

a)

Condensation

b)

Freezing

c)

Vaporization

d)

Melting

18.

Which of the following is a property of gases?

a)

They have a definite volume.

b)

They are not compressible.

c)

They have no definite shape.

d)

They have no ability to flow.

19.

The diagram shows the way the particles of a solid occupy space. Select the property of a solid that is consistent with this micro-view.

a)

No define shape

b)

Cannot be compressed

c)

No definite volume

20.

Which is NOT a property of a solid?

a)

They do not flow.

b)

Definite volume.

c)

No definite shape.

d)

They are incompressible.

21.

Which state of matter is represented in the following diagram?

a)

Liquid

b)

Liquid and gas

c)

Gas

d)

Solid

22.

Which of the following states is correct?

a)

Gases cannot be compressed.

b)

Solids are easily compressed.

c)

Gases are easier to compress than solids.

d)

Liquids cannot be compressed or expanded.

23.

Which change of state occurs when particles in a solid begin to move slowly past each other?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Condensing

d)

Vaporizing

24.

What state of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma!!!

25.

What state of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

26.

What state of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

27.

Which is not true about the liquid state of matter?

a)

The liquid state has a definite volume and a definite shape.

b)

The liquid state takes on the shape of its container.

c)

The liquid state has a definite volume and an indefinite shape.

d)

The particles in a liquid can easily move past each other.

28.

A gas typically consists of:

a)

low energy particles that experience high attractive forces between them.

b)

low energy particles that experience no attractive forces between them.

c)

high energy particles that experience high attractive forces between them.

d)

high energy particles that experience little attractive force between them

29.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the particle structure of liquids? Particles of a liquid are:

a)

very close together, so the liquid cannot easily change its shape.

b)

fast-moving, so they fill the volume of their container.

c)

relatively close together, so they cannot be easily compressed.

d)

very far apart, so they have plenty of room to move around.

30.

The state of matter in which a material has a definite volume and a definite shape is the:

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

31.

Which process could cause a material to change state from gas to liquid?

a)

Adding heat

b)

Adding energy

c)

Removing particles

d)

Removing energy

32.

If I add heat to a solid, how will the motion of the particles be affected?

a)

They will move slower

b)

They will stop moving

c)

They will move faster

d)

They will move to a different container

33.

How can you stop the movement of particles?

a)

Increase the temperature

b)

Decrease the temperature

c)

You can't.

d)

Hold them still with your hands.

34.
My glass of ice water is sitting in the sun and has droplets of water on the outside of the glass. What is happening?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
melting
d)
freezing
35.

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

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

d)

clay

36.
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
37.

Plasma can be found in which of the following

a)

Auroras

b)

Lightening

c)

LED light bulbs

d)

Stars

e)

Moons

38.

A plasma can be made in a laboratory by

a)

cooling a gas to very low temperatures

b)

cooling a gas and reducing the pressure

c)

heating a gas to extremely hot temperatures

d)

heating a liquid to the point it turns into a gas

39.

In a plasma the electrons are no longer associated with a particular nucleus.

a)

True

b)

False

40.
Substance that consists of one type of atom.  It is a pure substance. Found on the Periodic Table. 
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Mixture
d)
I don't know
41.
A type of substance containing atoms of two or more elements chemically bonded together is a mixture.
a)
Ture
b)
False
42.
Combinations of 2 or more substances (elements and compounds) that are physically blended together. 
a)
Compound
b)
Mixture
c)
Element
d)
Substance
43.
Salad is an example of...
a)
a mixutre
b)
an element
c)
a compound
44.
Pure oxygen (O) is an example of...
a)
an element
b)
a mixture
c)
a compound
45.
Combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined.
a)
mixture
b)
solution
c)
solvent
d)
solute
46.
If a mixture has components you can see it is a...
a)
solution
b)
compound
c)
homogeneous mixture
d)
heterogeneous mixture
47.
Italian Salad Dressing
a)
heterogeneous mixture
b)
homogeneous mixture
48.
What is Kool-aid?
a)
element
b)
Heterogeneous Mixture
c)
Homogeneous Mixture
d)
Compound
49.

A Mixture is defined as

a)

A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined

b)

A combination of compounds that are chemically bonded

c)

2 or more elements chemically bonded

50.

A Taco is an example of a

a)

Homogeneous Mixture

b)

Heterogeneous Mixture

51.

Freezing

a)

endothermic

b)

exothermic

52.

Condensation

a)

endothermic

b)

exothermic

53.

Which of the physical states of water contains particles with the lowest kinetic energy?

a)

Water

b)

Ice

c)

Steam

d)

Melting ice

54.
Of these three states of matter, which one has the most kinetic energy? 
a)
Solid 
b)
Liquid 
c)
Gas
55.

Deposition is the phase change in which a gas turns straight into a ____________ without first turning into a liquid.

a)

liquid

b)

gas

c)

solid

56.

What phase change is occurring when substances like dry ice turn straight from a solid to a gas?

a)

sublimation

b)

deposition

c)

evaporation

d)

freezing

57.

Match the following phase changes

a)

Melting

1.

Solid -> Liquid

b)

Evaporation

2.

Liquid -> Gas

c)

Deposition

3.

Gas -> Solid

58.

Match the following phase changes

a)

Freezing

1.

Liquid -> Solid

b)

Condensation

2.

Gas -> Liquid

c)

Sublimation

3.

Solid -> Gas

59.
All changes in the state of matter of a substance requires
a)
vibration
b)
water
c)
permission
d)
energy
60.

Which phase changes are exothermic?

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

vaporization

d)

condensation

61.

In an endothermic reaction, energy is _________.

a)

absorbed

b)

released

62.

Sublimation is an __________ process

a)

Endothermic

b)

Exothermic

63.

Condensation

a)

Endothermic

b)

Exothermic

64.

Boiling

a)

Endothermic

b)

Exothermic

65.

Melting

a)

Endothermic

b)

Exothermic

66.

Deposition

a)

Endothermic

b)

Exothermic

67.

Which two phases changes take away energy (heat exits)?

a)

Freezing, Melting

b)

Condensation, Evaporation

c)

Freezing, Condensation

d)

Melting, Evaporation

68.

Endothermic is when heat is ​ (a)   ; exothermic is when heat is ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
absorbed
released
69.

Three exothermic phase changes are ​ (a)   ​ , ​ (b)   , and ​ (c)   .​

Choose from the below words
freezing
condensation
deposition
melting
sublimation
vaporization
70.

Three endothermic phase changes are ​ (a)   , ​ (b)   , and ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
melting
vaporization
sublimation
freezing
condensation
deposition