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Energy and Phase Changes

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: Freezing in Chemistry means that something is cold.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

How can you increase the Gravitational Potential Energy of a skate boarder?

a)

I can increase the gravitational PE of the skater by making the skater move faster.

b)

I can increase the gravitational PE of the skater by having the skater slow down.

c)

I can increase the gravitational PE of the skater by having the skater go to the bottom of a ramp.

d)

I can increase the gravitational PE of the skater by having the skater jump high in the air.

3.

How can you increase Chemical PE? Choose all that apply.

a)

Chemical potential energy can be increased by separating the particles that make up a substance

b)

Chemical potential energy can be increased by bringing the particles of a substance closer together

c)

Chemical potential energy can be increased by increasing the density of the substance

d)

Chemical potential energy can be increased by decreasing the density of the substance

e)

Chemical potential energy can not be increased

4.

What happens to Potential Energy as you pull molecules apart?

a)

Generally the farther apart the molecules, the more the Potential Energy there is

b)

Generally the closer together the molecules, the more the Potential Energy there is

c)

Chemical Potential energy does not change with distance between the particles

5.

Which has a greater chemical potential energy? Explain why.

Water sample A: Mass: 5 grams Temperature: 4.0 °C Density: 1.000 g/mL

Water Sample B: Mass: 5 grams Temperature: 60.0 °C Density: 0.983 g/mL

a)

Water sample A has a greater Chemical PE because it has a lower temperature

b)

Water sample A has a greater Chemical PE because it has a higher density

c)

Water sample B has a greater Chemical PE because it has a higher temperature

d)

Water sample B has a greater Chemical PE because it has a lower density

6.

Which particles have a greater average kinetic energy? Explain why.

Water sample A: Mass: 5 grams Temperature: 4.0 °C Density: 1.000 g/mL

Water Sample B: Mass: 5 grams Temperature: 60.0 °C Density: 0.983 g/mL

a)

The particles in sample A have a higher average kinetic energy because the Temperature is lower.

b)

The particles in sample A have a higher average kinetic energy because because it has a higher density

c)

The particles in sample B have a higher average kinetic energy because the Temperature is higher.

d)

The particles in sample B have a higher average kinetic energy because it has a lower density.

7.

While melting, what kind of energy is the added heat being changed into?

a)

Thermal energy, thus increasing the speed of the substance - we see this as a temperature change

b)

Thermal energy, thus changing the distance between particles - we see this as a density change

c)

Chemical potential energy, thus increasing the speed of the substance - we see this as a temperature change

d)

Chemical potential energy, thus changing the distance between particles - we see this as a density change

8.

What takes place when water changes from a liquid to a gas?

a)

Condensation

b)

Melting

c)

Evaporation

d)

Freezing

9.

What takes place when water changes from a solid to a liquid?

a)

Condensation

b)

Melting

c)

Freezing

d)

Evaporation

10.

What takes place when water changes from a solid to a liquid?

a)

Condensation

b)

Melting

c)

Freezing

d)

Evaporation

11.

What takes place when water changes from a gas to a liquid?

a)

Sublimation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Melting

12.

What is it called when the state of matter changes from a liquid to a solid?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Condensation

d)

Boiling

13.

What phase of matter exists in part C of the graph?

a)

Gas

b)

Liquid

c)

Solid

d)

Plasma

14.

What phase of matter exists in part D of the graph?

a)

Gas

b)

Liquid

c)

Solid

d)

Plasma

15.

What phase of matter exists in part E of the graph?

a)

Gas

b)

Liquid

c)

Solid

d)

Plasma

16.

In which region(s) does temperature increase? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Region C only
Regions B and D
Regions A, C, and E
Regions A and B
17.

At which letter is the substance changing its state of matter?

a)

A only

b)

A, C, and E

c)

D and E

d)

B and D

18.
Condensation is . . . .
a)
gas to liquid
b)
liquid to gas
c)
gas to solid
d)
solid to liquid
19.
5. What is it called when a solid turns directly into a gas?
a)
Sublimation
b)
Condensation
c)
Liquid
20.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
21.

During a phase change what happens to temperature? Think carefully about the phase change graph!

a)

it increases

b)

it decreases

c)

depends; if being heated it increases, if being cooled it decreases

d)

stays constant

22.

Which phase change is being represented in the particle diagram?

a)

melting

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

freezing

23.

In this phase change diagram, as you go from left to right, energy is being released. Determine at what temperature did this substance first become a liquid?

a)

100 degrees C

b)

120 degrees C

c)

140 degrees C

d)

160 degrees C

24.
A substance's heating curve is shown in the graph.  What is its boiling point?
a)
100 C
b)
60 C
c)
80 C
d)
20 C
25.

What can be seen once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in a thousand years

a)

A thought

b)

The letter O

c)

The letter M

26.

Which is faster hot or cold?

a)

Cold because it lacks thermal energy

b)

Cold because of the theory of Newton's Laws of Motion

c)

Hot because you can always easily catch a cold

27.

What happens to the kinetic energy of molecules during a phase change?

a)

Constant

b)

Becomes zero

c)

Decreases

d)

Increases

28.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

The energy possessed by an object due to its temperature.

b)

The energy possessed by an object due to its position.

c)

The energy possessed by an object due to its shape.

d)

The energy possessed by an object due to its motion.

29.

Temperature is a measure of the average _____________ energy of the particles of a substance.

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

c)

gravitational

d)

heat

30.

True or false: melting and freezing occur at the same temperature

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

31.

Which letter represents where vaporization is occurring?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

32.

Boiling and evaporation are forms of vaporization

a)

True

b)

False

33.

What is the boiling point of the substance whose heating curve is shown in the image? For purposes of this question, just put the number, not the unit.

34.

What is the melting point of the substance whose heating curve is shown in the image?

a)

78 oC

b)

400 oC

c)

200 J

d)

2000 J

35.

What is the freezing point of the substance whose heating curve is shown in the image?

a)

78 oC

b)

400 oC

c)

200 J

d)

The freezing point cannot be found from a heating curve

36.

Where on the graph where you would find the boiling point of the substance.

37.

Mark on the graph where the potential energy of the substance is increasing significantly. Make sure to mark all locations possible!

38.

Mark on the graph where the density of the substance is changing significantly. Make sure to mark all locations possible!

39.

Mark on the graph where the kinetic energy of the particles in the substance is changing significantly. Make sure to mark all locations possible!

40.

Mark on the graph where the Temperature of the substance is changing significantly. Make sure to mark all locations possible!

41.

Which substance has the higher average particle speed?

A 10.0 g sample of solid aluminum at 660 oC, with a density of 2.70 g/mL

A 10.0 g sample of liquid aluminum at 660 oC, with a density of 2.38 g/mL

a)

The liquid aluminum since it is a liquid

b)

The solid aluminum since it has the higher density

c)

The liquid aluminum since it has the lower density

d)

Neither. They both have the same average particle speed because it is the same substance at the same temperature.

42.

Which substance has particles with the higher average kinetic energy?

A 10.0 g sample of solid aluminum at 660 oC, with a density of 2.70 g/mL

A 10.0 g sample of liquid aluminum at 660 oC, with a density of 2.38 g/mL

a)

The liquid aluminum since it is a liquid

b)

The solid aluminum since it has the higher density

c)

The liquid aluminum since it has the lower density

d)

Neither. The particles of both substances have the same average kinetic energy because it is the same substance at the same temperature.

43.

Which substance has the higher chemical potential energy?

A 10.0 g sample of solid aluminum at 660 oC, with a density of 2.70 g/mL

A 10.0 g sample of liquid aluminum at 660 oC, with a density of 2.38 g/mL

a)

The liquid aluminum since it is a liquid

b)

The solid aluminum since it has the higher density

c)

The liquid aluminum since it has the lower density

d)

Neither. They both have the same chemical potential energy because it is the same substance at the same temperature.