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Energy & Matter: What do I know about Matter and Heat

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the smallest part of a chemical element that can exist?

a)

Atom

b)

Molecule

c)

Proton

d)

Electron

2.

Which of the following is NOT a state of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

3.

What term is used to refer to both single atoms and molecules?

a)

Particle

b)

Compound

c)

Element

d)

Solution

4.

What happens to particles in solids, liquids, and gases when they are heated?

a)

They move closer together

b)

They move away from each other

c)

They stop moving

d)

They disappear

5.

Which instrument is used to measure temperature?

a)

Barometer

b)

Thermometer

c)

Hygrometer

d)

Calorimeter

6.

At what point does a solid turn into a liquid?

a)

Boiling point

b)

Freezing point

c)

Melting point

d)

Sublimation point

7.

What is the process called when a substance changes directly from a solid to a gas?

a)

Condensation

b)

Sublimation

c)

Melting

d)

Freezing

8.

Which of the following best describes a physical change?

a)

The substance stays the same but changes from one physical state to another

b)

The substance is destroyed

c)

New substances with different properties are formed

d)

The substance disappears

9.

Why do solids and liquids tend to be harder to compress than gases?

a)

Their particles are far apart

b)

Their particles are much closer together

c)

They have no particles

d)

Their particles are moving very fast

10.

What happens to the density of most substances when they are cooled?

a)

Density decreases

b)

Density increases

c)

Density stays the same

d)

Density becomes zero

11.

According to the particle theory of matter, what happens when you increase the kinetic energy of particles by heating?

a)

They vibrate less and come closer together

b)

They vibrate more and spread out

c)

They stop moving

d)

They become larger

12.

Which of the following is a measure of the number of particles in a substance?

a)

Volume

b)

Mass

c)

Density

d)

Temperature

13.

What is the boiling point?

a)

The temperature when a solid turns to a liquid

b)

The temperature when a liquid turns to a gas

c)

The temperature when a gas turns to a solid

d)

The temperature when a liquid turns to a solid

14.

How can melting and boiling points be useful?

a)

They help identify pure substances

b)

They change every time you measure them

c)

They are the same for all substances

d)

They are not useful in science

15.

What is density?

a)

The number of particles in a substance

b)

The packing of particles in a given volume (mass per unit volume)

c)

The temperature of a substance

d)

The color of a substance