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Unit 1 Test Review

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Conductivity is ___________

a)

the way light is reflected off a surface.

b)

how well a piece of matter conducts heat and electricity.

c)

the capability of being hammered out thin

d)

A. the capability of being drawn out into thin wires or threads.

2.

What is the smallest unit of an element that has all of the properties of that element?

a)

Molecule

b)

Atom

c)

Compound

d)

Mixture

3.

What is the temperature at which a substance changes from liquid to gas?

a)

Melting Point

b)

Freezing Point

c)

Boiling Point

d)

Sublimation Point

4.

What is the amount of mass in a given amount of space, measured in a unit of mass per unit of volume?

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Density

d)

Weight

5.

What type of mixture has parts that are easy to see and separate?

a)

Homogeneous Mixture

b)

Heterogeneous Mixture

c)

Solution

d)

Colloid

6.

What is a substance so evenly mixed that it is difficult to see the parts and is uniform in composition?

a)

Heterogeneous Mixture

b)

Homogeneous Mixture

c)

Suspension

d)

Colloid

7.

What is the temperature at which a substance changes from solid to liquid?

a)

Boiling Point

b)

Freezing Point

c)

Melting Point

d)

Sublimation Point

8.

What is made of two or more substances that are combined but whose atoms are not chemically bonded?

a)

Compound

b)

Element

c)

Mixture

d)

Solution

9.

What is a characteristic of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the substance?

a)

Chemical Property

b)

Physical Property

c)

Density

d)

Mass

10.

What consists of just one type of particle and has the same physical properties throughout?

a)

Mixture

b)

Compound

c)

Element

d)

Pure Substance

11.

What is a way to measure the volume of a solid by placing it in a known amount of liquid?

a)

Displacement

b)

Density

c)

Mass

d)

Volume

12.

Particles move quickest in:

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Volume

13.

In which state of matter are the atoms or molecules packed tightly together in

a fixed position?

a)

liquid

b)

gas

c)

solid

d)

all of the above

14.

What happens to the atoms or molecules in a liquid as it gets warmer?

a)

They move slower and come closer together.

b)

They move faster and spread out more.

c)

They stop moving.

d)

They change into a solid state of matter.

15.

If you were to cool down a gas, what would you expect to happen to the

kinetic energy of its atoms or molecules?

a)

The kinetic energy would increase.

b)

The kinetic energy would decrease.

c)

The kinetic energy would stay the same.

d)

The kinetic energy would become zero.

16.

What characteristic is common to atoms and molecules in both liquids and

gases but not in solids?

a)

They have a definite shape.

b)

They are tightly packed.

c)

They can flow and take the shape of their container.

d)

They are always cold.

17.

How does the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules in solids compare to the

kinetic energy of atoms and molecules in gases?

a)

The kinetic energy is higher in the solid.

b)

The kinetic energy is lower in the solid.

c)

The kinetic energy is the same in both.

d)

Solids do not have kinetic energy.

18.

Which statement is true about the atoms and molecules in gases compared to

the atoms and molecules in liquids?

a)

Atoms and molecules in gases are closer together.

b)

Atoms and molecules in gases move slower.

c)

Atoms and molecules in gases are further apart and move faster.

d)

Atoms and molecules in gases and liquids are the same.

19.

Which of the following is NOT a physical property?

a)

boiling point

b)

color

c)

reactivity

d)

shape

20.

A substance has a fixed volume and no definite shape. This substance is ________.

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

d)

not possible

21.

In this state of matter the particles are "tightly packed" together and don't move

a)

Liquid

b)

Solid

c)

Gas

22.

This is the only state of matter that has a "Definite Shape"

a)

Liquids

b)

Solids

c)

Gases

23.

In which state of matter do particles have the highest kinetic energy?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

24.

Water is an example of which state of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

25.

Particles move quickest in:

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Volume

26.

a state of matter in which the substance expands to take both the shape and volume of its container

(a)  

27.

How are molecules in a gas different from molecules in a liquid?

a)

Molecules in a gas can move but molecules in a liquid cannot.

b)

Molecules in a gas are more tightly packed than molecules in a liquid.

c)

Molecules in a gas are in a similar arrangement as molecules in a liquid.

d)

Molecules in a gas can move more than molecules in a liquid.

28.

a state of matter in which the substance takes the shape of the container and has an unchanged volume when poured from one container to another

(a)  

29.

Which of the following is a property of both gases and liquids?

a)

Fixed shape

b)

Fixed volume

c)

Ability to flow

d)

Incompressibility

30.

Which of the following is NOT a physical state of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Heat

31.

Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

32.

Which state of matter has particles that vibrate in place and maintain a fixed shape and volume?

a)

Liquid

b)

Gas

c)

Solid

d)

Plasma

33.

Select the two statements that correctly describe the motion and arrangement of gas particles.

a)

Particles are tightly packed in an orderly pattern

b)

Particles move freely and collide often

c)

Particles move slowly in fixed positions

d)

Particles are far apart and have high kinetic energy

34.

Which best compares the shape and volume of liquids to gases?

a)

Liquids and gases both have definite shape and volume

b)

Liquids have a definite volume, gases do not

c)

Gases have a definite shape, liquids do not

d)

Both take the shape and volume of the container

35.

Which two characteristics are true for liquids?

a)

Definite shape

b)

Definite volume

c)

Particles flow past each other

d)

Particles are far apart with high energy

36.

Which statement best compares the kinetic energy of solids, liquids, and gases?

a)

A. Solids have the highest energy, gases the lowest

b)

B. Liquids have more kinetic energy than gases

c)

C. Gases have the most kinetic energy, solids the least

d)

D. All states have the same average energy

37.

Select two reasons why a gas fills any container it is placed in.

a)

It has low energy

b)

It has no definite shape

c)

Its particles move quickly in all directions

d)

Its particles are tightly packed

38.

What happens to the particles of a solid when thermal energy is added and it becomes a liquid?

a)

The particles slow down and move closer together

b)

The particles speed up and break free from fixed positions

c)

The particles stop moving entirely

d)

The particles disappear and turn into energy

39.

Which two characteristics make solids different from liquids?

a)

A. Solids have a definite shape

b)

B. Solids flow easily

c)

C. Solids have closely packed particles in fixed positions

d)

D. Solids have no definite volume

40.

In which state of matter are particles able to move past one another but still stay relatively close together?

a)

Solid

b)

Gas

c)

Liquid

d)

Plasma

41.

Which two statements describe changes in particle behavior as a solid turns into a gas?

a)

Particles slow down and vibrate more

b)

Particle spacing increases significantly

c)

Kinetic energy increases

d)

Particles become more tightly packed

42.
What can causes ice to transform from a solid to a liquid?
a)
The air.
b)
The cold.
c)
Shape
d)
Heat
43.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
44.

What state of matter is pictured?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

45.
Change of state from a solid to a liquid.
a)
sublimation
b)
deposition
c)
freezing
d)
melting
46.
What kind of change is a phase change?
a)
Physical - it's still the same substance
b)
chemical - it's made of chemicals 
47.
When you heat water it turns into a ____
a)
liquid
b)
water
c)
gas
d)
solid
48.
When molecules flow around each other, they are in this phase
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma