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particles Ace

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the particle theory explain?

a)

The process of photosynthesis

b)

The history of chemical reactions

c)

The properties of solids, liquids, and gases

d)

The structure of DNA

2.

What cannot be easily compressed?

a)

Vacuum

b)

Solids and liquids

c)

Plasma

d)

Gases

3.

What can flow and take the shape of their container?

a)

Liquids

b)

Solids

c)

Both liquids and gases

d)

Gases

4.

What has a fixed volume but no fixed shape?

a)

Solids

b)

Gases

c)

Plasma

d)

Liquids

5.

What can be compressed because their particles are far apart?

a)

Gases

b)

Liquids

c)

Solids

d)

Both liquids and solids

6.

What has no fixed shape or volume?

a)

Ions

b)

Solids

c)

Gases

d)

Liquids

7.

What cannot flow because their particles cannot move from place to place?

a)

Plasma

b)

Gases

c)

Liquids

d)

Solids

8.

What is a general term for a small piece of matter?

a)

Molecule

b)

Ion

c)

Particle

d)

Atom

9.

What is the smallest part of an element that can exist?

a)

Ion

b)

Molecule

c)

Atom

d)

Particle

10.

What happens to particles when they are heated?

a)

They speed up and expand

b)

They slow down and contract

c)

They slow down and compress

d)

They slow down and expand

11.

What happens to particles when they are cooled?

a)

They speed up and slow down

b)

They speed up and contract

c)

They speed up and compress

d)

They slow down and contract

12.

What is a particle?

a)

An element

b)

A substance

c)

The smallest piece of a substance

d)

A speck of dust

13.

How many different kinds of particles are there in the world? Select all that apply.

a)

10

b)

Millions

c)

Between 100-1,000

d)

Less than 100

14.

When liquid water freezes it changes to what phase?

a)

Gas

b)

Ice

c)

A solid

d)

Liquid

15.

The state of matter which has no definite shape but has definite volume is called

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

16.

The process by which a soild changes into a liquid is called

a)

freezing

b)

melting

c)

condensation

d)

evaporation

17.

Which state of matter has particles that are regularly arranged and move only by vibrating?

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

d)

None of the above

18.

Which state of matter has particles that are randomly arranged and can move freely over each other?

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

d)

None of the above

19.

Which state of matter has particles that are widely spaced apart and move quickly in random directions?

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

d)

None of the above

20.

What holds the particles in a solid in fixed positions?

a)

Strong forces between particles

b)

Weak forces between particles

c)

No forces between particles

d)

None of the above

21.

What allows liquids to flow and take the shape of their container?

a)

Fixed positions of particles

b)

Random arrangement of particles

c)

Vibration of particles

d)

Movement of particles

22.

What happens to the particles in a gas when it is heated?

a)

Particles move faster

b)

Particles move slower

c)

Particles move in straight lines

d)

Particles move in random directions

23.

Which state of matter has particles that are widely spaced and randomly arranged?

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

d)

None of the above