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Chapter 6: States of Matter Lesson 2: Changes in States

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happens to kinetic energy when particles move faster?

a)

The kinetic energy decreases

b)

The kinetic energy stays the same

c)

The kinetic energy increases

d)

The kinetic energy is removed

2.

What happens to kinetic energy when particles move slower?

a)

The kinetic energy increases

b)

The kinetic energy stays the same

c)

The kinetic energy decreases

d)

The kinetic energy is removed

3.

What is the energy an object has due to its motion?

a)

Temperature

b)

Kinetic energy

c)

Potential energy

d)

Thermal energy

4.

What is a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in an object?

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Temperature

d)

Evaporation

5.

What happens at high temperature?

a)

High movement of particles → High kinetic energy

b)

Low movement of particles → Low kinetic energy

c)

Particles move slower

d)

Particles stay in place

6.

What happens at low temperature?

a)

High movement of particles → High kinetic energy

b)

Low movement of particles → Low kinetic energy

c)

Particles move faster

d)

Potential energy increases

7.

What is the stored energy due to interactions between particles or objects?

a)

Condensation

b)

Kinetic energy

c)

Potential energy

d)

Deposition

8.

What happens to potential energy when particles or objects get farther apart?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

It stays the same

d)

It is removed

9.

What happens to potential energy when particles or objects get closer together?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

It stays the same

d)

It is removed

10.

What is the total kinetic and potential energies of particles?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Temperature

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Freezing

11.

What happens when you add thermal energy to an object?

a)

Particles move slower or get closer together

b)

Particles move faster or get farther apart

c)

The object becomes smaller

d)

The object stops moving

12.

What happens when you remove thermal energy from an object?

a)

Increase in kinetic energy → Increase in potential energy

b)

Particles move faster or get farther apart

c)

Decrease in kinetic energy → Decrease in potential energy

d)

Particles stay in the same state

13.

What is the process of changing a solid into a liquid?

a)

Freezing

b)

Condensation

c)

Melting

d)

Deposition

14.

What must be added to change matter from a solid to a liquid?

a)

Lower kinetic energy

b)

Remove thermal energy

c)

Add thermal energy

d)

Decrease temperature

15.

What is the process of changing a liquid into a solid?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Freezing

c)

Sublimation

d)

Vaporization

16.

What must be removed to change matter from a liquid to a solid?

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Distance between particles

d)

Potential energy

17.

What is vaporization?

a)

The change in state of a liquid to a gas

b)

The change in state of a solid to a gas

c)

The change in state of a gas to a liquid

d)

The change in state of a solid to a liquid

18.

What is vaporization that occurs only at the surface of a liquid?

a)

Sublimation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Freezing

d)

Condensation

19.

What is the process of changing a gas into a liquid?

a)

Condensation

b)

Deposition

c)

Sublimation

d)

Melting

20.

What must be removed for condensation to occur?

a)

Potential energy

b)

Mass

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Distance between particles

21.

What is the process of changing a solid directly into a gas without turning into liquid first?

a)

Freezing

b)

Sublimation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

22.

What is the process of changing a gas into a solid without going through the liquid state?

a)

Condensation

b)

Deposition

c)

Freezing

d)

Vaporization

23.

What happens when temperature reaches the melting point (0°C)?

a)

Temperature stops increasing

b)

Temperature keeps rising

c)

Kinetic energy stops increasing but thermal energy continues to increase

d)

A and C

24.

What happens when a liquid reaches the boiling point (100°C)?

a)

Temperature stops increasing, and the line becomes horizontal

b)

Thermal energy stops increasing

c)

Particles stop moving

d)

The liquid turns into a solid

25.

What happens when adding more thermal energy after reaching the boiling point?

a)

An increase in kinetic energy and temperature

b)

A decrease in potential energy

c)

Particles stop moving

d)

The state remains unchanged

26.

Kinetic energy is the energy an object has due to its motion.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The slower particles move, the more kinetic energy they have.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in an object.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Low temperature results in high movement of particles and high kinetic energy.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Potential energy is the stored energy due to the interactions between particles or objects.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Removing thermal energy from an object will increase its kinetic energy and potential energy.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Vaporization is the change in state of a liquid to a gas.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Condensation is the process of changing a liquid into a solid.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Sublimation is the change of state from solid to gas without going through the liquid state.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Deposition is the change of state from gas to liquid.

a)

True

b)

False