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CHAPTER#1 STATES OF MATTER

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When the ice is heated, the temperature _______ until the temperature becomes _________ . The temperature at which this occurs is called the ________ point.

(a)  

2.

Which chart correctly shows a cooling curve for a gas that becomes a solid?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

Substance A has a melting point of 98°C.

Substance B has a melting point of 801°C.

Both solids are heated until they become liquids and their heating curves are compared.

Which statement is true?

a)

The horizontal portion of the heating curve for substance B will be much higher than substance A.

b)

Both substances will have the same heating curves, as they are both solids changing state into liquids.

c)

The horizontal portion of the heating curve will be much longer for substance A compared to substance B.

d)

Both substances will increase their temperature at the same rate, as they are both solids.

4.
What is water's freezing point?
a)
0 F
b)
32 C
c)
50 C
d)
0 C
5.
The freezing and melting points of water are the same.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
To boil, what must equal the atmospheric pressure?
a)
atmosphere
b)
kinetic energy
c)
vapor pressure
d)
temperature
7.
What state of matter does the picture best describe?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
8.

An uncovered pot of soup is simmering on a stove, you cover it and see water droplets on the lid. What sequence can you infer has occured?

a)

melting, then boiling

b)

freezing, then thawing

c)

vaporization, then condensation

d)

condensation, then vaporization.

9.
When a gas forms directly into a solid, skipping the liquid phase
a)
deposition
b)
sublimation
c)
evaporation
d)
condensation
10.
What happens to a substance when it changes from a liquid to a solid?
a)
it gains mass
b)
it gains energy
c)
it loses mass
d)
it loses energy
11.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
12.

How would you describe the movement of particles in a solid?

a)

Stationary

b)

Vibrate around a fixed position

c)

Move quickly in random directions

d)

Able to flow

13.

Which best describes the arrangement of particles in a gas?

a)

Particles are touching but no longer arranged regularly

b)

Particles form in clumps

c)

Particles are closely packed, fixed and arranged in regular layers

d)

Particles fill the whole container

14.

An example of a gas is...

a)

Water

b)

A block of ice

c)

Steam

d)

Condensation

15.

A pure substance composed of two or more different elements is

a)

element

b)

homogeneous mixture

c)

heterogeneous mixture

d)

chemical compound

16.

Anything that has mass and takes up space is an example of

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

chemical change

d)

temperature

17.

New substances are always formed when matter undergoes a ___.

a)

change in shape

b)

change in temperture

c)

physical change

d)

chemical change

18.

Which of the following would be considered a physical property?

a)

color

b)

ph

c)

flammability

d)

reactivitiy

19.

Matter can be classified by analyzing its composition as it is shown in the diagram. Steel is a material that contains two elements: iron (Fe) and carbon (C). Two different samples of steel have different quantities of these two elements, but both have uniform composition. Using the diagram above, how would you classify steel?

a)

As pure substance, because it has uniform composition and it is a compound

b)

As a heterogeneous mixture, because is formed by two different elements

c)

As a homogeneous mixture, because is formed by two different elements and it is uniform

d)

As pure substance, because different samples have different composition

20.

The (blank) theory says that all particles of matter are in constant motion.

a)

Hesses

b)

Kinetic

c)

Air

d)

Gas