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Matter and Thermodynamics Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The phase of matter that is composed of particles that are close to one another but can glide easily past one another is the __________ phase.

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

2.

What is the melting point of water?

a)

0°C

b)

32°C

c)

100°C

d)

212°C

3.

The temperature and pressure at which the solid, liquid, and gaseous states of a substance can exist at the same time is the ________________.

a)

critical temperature

b)

melting point

c)

normal boiling point

d)

triple point

4.

The energy needed to boil or condense one mole of a substance is the __________.

a)

heat of formation

b)

heat of fusion

c)

heat of vaporization

d)

specific heat

5.

What is known as the attraction of the surface of a liquid to the surface of a solid?

a)

boiling force

b)

capillary action

c)

surface tension

d)

vaporization force

6.

Which of the following is an example of effusion?

a)

air escaping from a pinhole in a tire

b)

helium dispersing into a room after a balloon pops

c)

oxygen and gasoline fumes mixing in an automobile carburetor

d)

the aroma of a cooling pie spreading across a room

7.

Which phase change involves the taking in of a large amount of energy by a liquid to fairly quickly change it to a gas at high temperatures?

a)

condensation

b)

deposition

c)

evaporation

d)

vaporization

8.

Liquids diffuse more slowly than gases because ________________________.

a)

liquids are always at a lower temperature than gases

b)

liquids cannot be compressed

c)

the attractive forces between particles hinder their movement

d)

the particles in a liquid are not mobile

9.

What type of solid has particles that are arranged randomly with no specific pattern or order?

a)

amorphous solid

b)

crystalline solid

c)

definite solid

d)

indefinite solid

10.

Which of the following properties do solids share with liquids?

a)

definite shape

b)

definite volume

c)

fluidity

d)

slow rate of diffusion

11.

According to Figure A, what is the triple point pressure of carbon dioxide?

a)

-78 kPa

b)

-57 kPa

c)

101.3 kPa

d)

518.0 kPa

12.

What type of energy is changing at step 4?

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Chemical energy

d)

Nuclear energy

13.

What is the temperature change for step 2?

a)

No temperature change

b)

Increase in temperature

c)

Decrease in temperature

d)

Constant temperature

14.

What is the temperature change for step 3?

a)

No temperature change

b)

Increase in temperature

c)

Decrease in temperature

d)

Constant temperature

15.

What does the symbol ΔT represent?

a)

Heat of vaporization

b)

Heat of fusion

c)

Specific heat

d)

Change in temperature

16.

What does the symbol m represent in the equations?

a)

Amount of substance

b)

Change in temperature

c)

Heat of fusion

d)

Heat of vaporization

17.

What is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one degree Celsius called?

a)

Heat of vaporization

b)

Heat of fusion

c)

Specific heat

d)

Change in temperature

18.

Which step involves a decrease in potential energy?

a)

Step 1

b)

Step 2

c)

Step 3

d)

Step 4

19.

Which step involves a constant temperature despite energy removal?

a)

Step 1

b)

Step 4

c)

Step 3

d)

Step 5