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States of Matter Quiz

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement about a solid, a liquid or a gas is correct?

a)

A solid has a fixed shape and can be compressed.

b)

A liquid takes the shape of the container it is in and can be compressed.

c)

A solid has no fixed shape and cannot be compressed.

d)

A gas takes the shape of the container it is in and can be compressed.

2.

Which statement about the molecules in ice, water or steam is correct?

a)

The H2O molecules are on average closest together in steam.

b)

The H2O molecules are on average furthest apart in water.

c)

The H2O molecules in steam have the second highest average velocity.

d)

The H2O molecules in ice are able to vibrate.

3.

Which statement about liquids and gases is correct?

a)

1 cm3 of gas contains more particles than 1 cm3 of liquid.

b)

A given mass of liquid has a fixed volume at room temperature.

c)

Particles in a liquid can easily be forced closer together.

d)

Particles in a liquid have fixed positions.

4.

What are the processes X, Y and Z?

a)

melting, condensing, evaporating

b)

evaporating, melting, freezing

c)

melting, freezing, condensing

d)

freezing, evaporating, condensing

5.

Which two diagrams show the states of matter before and after the sublimation of carbon dioxide?

a)

2 to 1

b)

2 to 3

c)

3 to 1

d)

3 to 2

6.

Which row describes the spacing and arrangement of particles in a solid, a liquid and a gas?

a)

close together and randomly arranged, close together and randomly arranged, close together and regularly arranged

b)

close together and regularly arranged, far apart and randomly arranged, close together and randomly arranged

c)

close together and randomly arranged, far apart and randomly arranged, close together and regularly arranged

d)

close together and randomly arranged, far apart and randomly arranged, close together and randomly arranged

7.

How many samples are liquids?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

8.

What is the melting point of X?

a)

270°C

b)

240°C

c)

170°C

d)

20°C

9.

Between which times is substance M freezing?

a)

P to Q

b)

Q to R

c)

R to S

d)

S to T

10.

Which row describes the cause of the pressure of the gas and the effect of increasing the temperature of the gas?

a)

collisions between gas particles, collisions become less frequent

b)

collisions between gas particles, the average speed of the gas particles increases

c)

collisions between gas particles and the container, collisions become less frequent

d)

collisions between gas particles and the container, the average speed of the gas particles increases

11.

At which point is the substance a solid?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

In which changes of state is energy being given out?

a)

1 and 2

b)

1 and 4

c)

2 and 3

d)

3 and 4

13.

Which is not true about the liquid state of matter?

a)

The liquid state has a definite volume and a definite shape.

b)

The liquid state takes on the shape of its container.

c)

The liquid state has a definite volume and an indefinite shape.

d)

The particles in a liquid can easily move past each other.

14.

The state of matter in which a material has a definite volume and a definite shape is the:

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

15.

If I add heat to a solid, how will the motion of the particles be affected?

a)

They will move slower

b)

They will stop moving

c)

They will move faster

d)

They will move to a different container

16.

How can you stop the movement of particles?

a)

Increase the temperature

b)

Decrease the temperature

c)

You can't.

d)

Hold them still with your hands.

17.

Which process could cause a material to change state from gas to liquid?

a)

Adding heat

b)

Adding energy

c)

Removing particles

d)

Removing energy

18.

If I add heat to a solid, how will the motion of the particles be affected?

a)

They will move slower

b)

They will stop moving

c)

They will move faster

d)

They will move to a different container

19.

kinetic energy is changing between

a)

A and B

b)

B and C

c)

C and D

d)

D and E

e)

E and F

20.

phase change between b and c

a)

melting

b)

boiling

c)

vaporization

d)

condensation

21.

State at F

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

22.

In the PT graph shown,if a gas at a low pressure of 0.4 kPa is heated from -100 to + 100 the sample will

a)

stay solid

b)

turn into a liquid

c)

turn into a vapor

d)

be at the critical point

23.

Deposition is the change from

a)

solid to gas

b)

gas to solid

c)

liquid to solid

d)

solid to liquid

24.

Sublimation is the change from

a)

solid to liquid

b)

solid to vapor

c)

gas to solid

d)

liquid to vapor

25.

Matter is made of tiny particles called atoms and molecules.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

The diagram shows the changes in state of water (H2O). What is the process Z called?

a)

Condensation

b)

Freezing

c)

Vaporization

d)

Melting

27.

When a beaker of water is heated its volume increases a little. What is happening to the particles in the liquid?

a)

They are getting bigger.

b)

They are moving slower.

c)

They are moving faster.

d)

They are getting smaller.

28.

Which is NOT a property of a solid?

a)

They do not flow.

b)

Definite volume.

c)

No definite shape.

d)

They are incompressible.

29.

Which state of matter is represented in the following diagram?

a)

Liquid

b)

Liquid and gas

c)

Gas

d)

Solid

30.

Which change of state occurs when particles in a solid begin to move slowly past each other?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Condensing

d)

Vaporizing

31.

Kinetic energy of a gas depends upon

a)

Molecular mass

b)

Equivalent mass

c)

Surface area

d)

None of these

32.

What causes gas pressure in a container such as a helium balloon?

a)

the walls of the container

b)

atmospheric pressure acting on the outside walls of the container

c)

the vacuum maintained in the container

d)

the simultaneous collisions of fast-moving particles in the container

33.

Which of the following will evaporate the fastest?

a)

water at 0⁰ C

b)

water at 20⁰ C

c)

water at 40⁰ C

d)

All samples will evaporate at the same rate.

34.

Which of the following statements is part of the kinetic theory?

a)

The particles of a gas move independently of each other.

b)

The particles in a gas move rapidly.

c)

The particles in a gas are relatively far apart.

d)

all of the above

35.
The state of matter that has no definite size or shape is
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
36.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
37.
What term describes a solid changing to a gas?
a)
Deposition
b)
Sublimation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Freezing
38.
When we describe the size, shape, smell, feel of an object, we are describing its _______________________________.. 
a)
mass
b)
properties
c)
volume
d)
matter
39.
The lower the boiling point, the ___ the intermolecular forces.
a)
stronger
b)
weaker
40.
When you increase your altitude, the air pressure 
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
41.
What does "#5" represent on the graph? 
a)
solid phase 
b)
melting
c)
boiling
d)
gas phase
42.
What does "#1" represent on the graph? 
a)
solid phase
b)
melting
c)
liquid phase
d)
boiling 
43.
Water vapor (a gas) forming frost (a solid) on the windshield of a car is an example of what phase change?
a)
melting
b)
sublimation
c)
condensation
d)
deposition
44.
When water vapor condenses to form droplets on glass does kinetic energy decrease (release heat) or increase (absorb heat)?
a)
kinetic energy decreases & heat is released 
b)
kinetic energy increases & heat is absorbed 
45.
When ice melts does kinetic energy decrease (release heat) or increase (absorb heat)?
a)
kinetic energy decreases & heat is released 
b)
kinetic energy increases & heat is absorbed
46.
Dry ice is an example of what phase change.
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
vaporization/boiling
d)
sublimation
47.
In which state of matter are the atoms spaced the farthest apart & are the most compressible?
a)
solid 
b)
liquid
c)
gas
48.
In which state of matter are the atoms spaced the closest together?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
49.
Which state of matter has the lowest kinetic energy (atoms move the slowest)?
a)
solid 
b)
liquid
c)
gas
50.
Which state of matter has the highest kinetic energy (atoms move the fastest)?
a)
solid
b)
liquid 
c)
gas
51.
True or false. Heat travels from an area lower concentration (object with less heat) to an area of higher concentration (object with more heat). Hint: Think about the heat transfer between ice & water in a glass.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
The amount of space an object takes up. 
a)
volume
b)
mass
c)
matter
d)
energy
53.

No attractive forces between particles

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

54.

Fluid and compressible

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

55.

Particles have more kinetic energy than some states and less than others

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

56.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
57.
Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
58.
A gas
a)
has a definite shape but no definite volume
b)
has a definite volume but no definite shape
c)
has fast-moving particles
59.
The speed of the molecules determines the _____.
a)
volume
b)
density
c)
pressure
d)
temperature
60.
The slower the particles in a substance move,
a)
the colder it is.
b)
the warmer it is.
c)
the more energy it has.
d)
the less energy it has.
61.
At what temperature does matter change phases from a solid to a liquid?
a)
Melting Point
b)
Boiling Point
c)
100 degrees Celsius
d)
Condensation Point
62.
Which of the following is TRUE when particles GAIN Thermal Energy?
a)
Particles move more slowly
b)
Particles move further apart
c)
Particles stop moving
d)
Particles move closer together
63.
What is the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Temperature
c)
Thermal Energy
d)
Heat
64.
The characteristic temperature at which a pure solid changes to a liquid is its __________ point.
a)
melting
b)
boiling
c)
Schaffer
d)
pressure
65.
_______ occurs when a liquid changes to a gas below its surface as well as at the surface.
a)
Boiling
b)
Evaporation
c)
Freezing
d)
Melting
66.

The diagram shows a heating curve for ice. Which line represents the ice melting?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

67.

Why are lines B and D flat?

a)

The ice is melting

b)

The ice is freezing

c)

All of the thermal energy is used to break the bonds

d)

They stopped the stopwatch

e)

They stopped heating the ice.

68.

The diagram shows a heating curve for ice. Which line represents the ice in a liquid state (water)?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

69.

The graph shows the cooling curve of a substance. At which stages the specific latent heat released?

a)

AB and CD

b)

BC and DE

c)

AB and EF

d)

BC and CD

70.
Evaporation is when liquid particles absorb enough energy to leave the 
a)
surface
b)
bottom
c)
center
d)
liquid throughout

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