Free Printable High School Science M-Step Practice

1.

If the average movement of the particles in a sweater increase, what will happen to the temperature of the sweater?

a)

It will decrease

b)

It will change after a long delay

c)

It will not change

d)

It will increase

2.

Which of the following states of matter has a definite shape?

a)

solids only

b)

liquids only

c)

liquids and gases only

d)

solids and liquids only

3.

When liquid lemonade is placed in the freezer, its temperature slowly drops. Its molecules move less and less until they can only vibrate in a rigid structure.

Another way to describe this process is that thermal energy is __________ the lemonade causing it to become a __________.

a)

cooling; liquid

b)

heating; solid

c)

freezing; solid

d)

freezing; liquid

4.

The diagram shows heat being removed from a substance, causing

a)

it to form a liquid as its particles move farther apart

b)

it to form a liquid as its particles more closer together

c)

it to form a solid as its particles move farther apart

d)

it to form a gas as its particles more closer together

5.

Which of the following is a matter phase in which molecules are arranged in a matrix and close together?

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

d)

all of these

6.

Jamal has a bowl of ice cream. He leaves it in the sun for too long and it melts into a liquid. Jamal then places the liquid ice cream into a freezer that is set at 5°F.

Which of the following best explains how the liquid ice cream will change in the freezer?

a)

The liquid ice cream will lose heat energy and freeze into a solid.

b)

The liquid ice cream will gain heat energy and vaporize into a gas.

c)

The liquid ice cream will gain heat energy and freeze into a solid.

d)

The liquid ice cream will lose heat energy and vaporize into a gas.

7.

Meredith takes a glass of water outside on a hot summer day and leaves it there for several hours. When she returns, part of the water has evaporated and there is less water in the glass. What kind of state change did some of the water go through to make it disappear?

a)

It changed from a gas to a liquid.

b)

It changed from a solid to a gas.

c)

It changed from a liquid to a solid.

d)

It changed from a liquid to a gas.

8.

Measuring the average energy of motion of the particles in a substance is the same as measuring the substance's

a)

pressure.

b)

temperature.

c)

heat capacity.

d)

mass.

9.

Which of the following is a matter phase in which the molecules of a substance fill whatever size container they are placed in?

a)

liquid

b)

gas

c)

solid

d)

all of these

10.

When heat is added to or removed from a substance, it may change its state. What state will most likely result if heat is added to a liquid?

a)

It will change into plasma.

b)

It will change into a solid.

c)

It will change into a gas.

d)

It will change into a semi-solid.

11.

For a substance to transition from a liquid to a solid, what must be removed from it?

a)

particles

b)

gases

c)

heat

d)

cold air

12.

What state of matter is best represented by the diagram?

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

d)

all of these

13.

The atoms of a solid aluminum can are close together, vibrating in a rigid structure. If the can is warmed up on a hot plate,

a)

the atoms will vibrate less.

b)

the atoms will keep vibrating in the same way.

c)

the atoms will stop vibrating.

d)

the atoms will vibrate more.

14.

Yuki has a bowl of ice. She places the ice in a warm room and watches as it melts into liquid water. Yuki then places the liquid water over a Bunsen burner and heats it until it vaporizes.

How does the temperature of the vaporized gas compare to the temperature of the solid ice that Yuki began with?

a)

The temperature of the vaporized gas is higher than the temperature of the solid ice.

b)

The temperature of the vaporized gas is lower than the temperature of the solid ice.

c)

The temperature of the vaporized gas is the same as the temperature of the solid ice.

d)

The temperature difference cannot be determined because phase changes are not related to temperature.

15.

True or false. Gas particles never touch each other.

a)

True; gas particles move too rapidly to ever touch.

b)

False; gas particles are constantly touching each other.

c)

False; gas particles can touch each other when they collide.

d)

True; gas particles are located too far apart to ever touch.

16.

A sample of a gaseous substance changes into liquid.

This process is called _________ and it takes place when heat is _________ a gaseous system.

a)

condensation; added to

b)

vaporization; removed from

c)

vaporization; removed from

d)

condensation; removed from

17.

What must occur in order for matter to change states?

a)

A chemical change must occur.

b)

Heat must be added or removed.

c)

The matter must change.

d)

Other substances must be added.

18.

The atoms of gaseous helium are

a)

far apart, moving fast, and bouncing off the container walls.

b)

close together, moving around one another.

c)

close together, vibrating in a rigid structure.

d)

not moving at all.

19.

Heat is added to a solid substance. When enough heat is added,

a)

its particles move closer together and the substance becomes a liquid.

b)

its particles move farther apart and the substance becomes a liquid.

c)

its particles move farther apart and the substance's temperature decreases.

d)

its particles move closer together and the substance becomes a gas.

20.

Jodie has an unknown substance in a cup. She placed a thermometer in the cup and collected the data shown in the pictures above.

What most likely caused the substance to be solid in the second picture?

a)

The thermometer changed the temperature of the substance.

b)

Heat was somehow removed from the substance.

c)

Heat was somehow added to the substance.

d)

The substance underwent a chemical reaction.

21.

Hydrogen

a)

He

b)

H

c)

Hg

d)

Hy

22.

Helium

a)

He

b)

H

c)

Hl

d)

Hh

23.

Lithium

a)

L

b)

Lm

c)

Lt

d)

Li

24.

Beryllium

a)

B

b)

Be

c)

By

d)

Bm

25.

Boron

a)

B

b)

Be

c)

Bo

d)

Br

26.

Carbon

a)

C

b)

Ca

c)

Cb

d)

Cn

27.

Nitrogen

a)

Nt

b)

Ng

c)

Ni

d)

N

28.

Oxygen

a)

Ox

b)

Og

c)

Oo

d)

O

29.

Fluorine

a)

Fl

b)

F

c)

Fn

d)

Fe

30.

Neon

a)

N

b)

Ne

c)

No

d)

Nn

31.

Sodium

a)

So

b)

Sd

c)

Na

d)

Nm

32.

Magnesium

a)

M

b)

Mg

c)

Mn

d)

Ma

33.

Aluminum

a)

A

b)

Al

c)

Au

d)

As

34.

Silicon

a)

S

b)

Sn

c)

Si

d)

Se

35.

Phosphorus

a)

Po

b)

Ph

c)

P

d)

Pr

36.

Sulfur

a)

Su

b)

S

c)

Se

d)

Sn

37.

Chlorine

a)

C

b)

Ch

c)

Cl

d)

Ca

38.

Argon

a)

A

b)

Ar

c)

Au

d)

As

39.

Potassium

a)

P

b)

Pa

c)

K

d)

Na

40.

Calcium

a)

C

b)

Cl

c)

Ca

d)

Cu

41.

Scandium

a)

S

b)

Sn

c)

Sc

d)

Sa

42.

Titanium

a)

T

b)

Ti

c)

Tn

d)

Ta

43.

Vanadium

a)

Va

b)

K

c)

Sn

d)

V

44.

Chromium

a)

Ch

b)

Cr

c)

C

d)

Cm

45.

Manganese

a)

Mg

b)

M

c)

Ma

d)

Mn

46.

Iron

a)

I

b)

In

c)

F

d)

Fe

47.

Cobalt

a)

C

b)

Cb

c)

Co

d)

Ca

48.

Nickel

a)

N

b)

Ni

c)

Ne

d)

K

49.

Copper

a)

Cu

b)

Co

c)

C

d)

Cp

50.

Zinc

a)

Z

b)

Zn

c)

Zc

d)

Zi

51.

Gallium

a)

G

b)

Ga

c)

Au

d)

Ag

52.

Geranium

a)

Ga

b)

Ge

c)

Gr

d)

Gm

53.

Arsenic

a)

Ar

b)

An

c)

As

d)

A

54.

Selenium

a)

Sn

b)

Se

c)

Sm

d)

Sa

55.

Bromine

a)

B

b)

Br

c)

Be

d)

C

56.

Krypton

a)

K

b)

Kr

c)

Fe

d)

Kp

57.

Silver

a)

Si

b)

Sn

c)

Ag

d)

Au

58.

Tin

a)

Tn

b)

Sn

c)

Ti

d)

Au

59.

Gold

a)

Ga

b)

Ge

c)

Au

d)

Ag

60.

Mercury

a)

Me

b)

M

c)

Hg

d)

Hc

High School Science M-Step Practice

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