Glencoe Science Level Green

Chapter 22: States of Matter

States of Matter

1
What causes a buoyant force?
A)the hydraulic pressure of the system
B)the force of the air on the liquid's surface
C)the force of the liquid pushing up an object
D)the volume of fluid
2
Gases can be __________.
A)expanded and compressed
B)boiled
C)expanded but not compressed
D)destroyed
3
Particles with more energy move __________ than particles with less energy.
A)slower and closer together
B)faster and farther apart
C)faster and closer together.
D)slower and farther apart
4
A warmer substance has more __________ than a cooler one.
A)thermal energy
B)temperature
C)matter
D)specific heat
5
Which is not a physical state of matter?
A)gas
B)liquid
C)solid
D)vacuum
6
Because lead has a lower density than liquid mercury, it will __________ in mercury.
A)dissolve
B)melt
C)sink
D)float
7
Vaporization is different from evaporation because __________.
A)only vaporization involves a change of state
B)evaporation occurs in the liquid
C)evaporation occurs at the surface
D)vaporization occurs at the surface
8
Which best describes particles in a liquid?
A)completely unmoving
B)more freely moving than a solid
C)less freely moving than a solid
D)more freely moving than a gas
9
Matter takes up __________.
A)space and mass
B)space and temperature
C)heat and temperature
D)space and heat
10
Syrup has __________ viscosity.
A)low
B)no
C)high
D)runny
11
A substance with a high __________ takes more heat to raise its temperature one degree Celsius.
A)specific heat
B)temperature
C)matter
D)thermal energy
12
What moves in or out of a substance during a change of state?
A)mass
B)matter
C)heat
D)temperature
13
__________ is the average kinetic energy of the individual particles of a substance.
A)Matter
B)Heat
C)Energy
D)Temperature
14
If a container of gas gets larger while the temperature remains the same, the pressure __________.
A)remains the same
B)fluctuates
C)increases
D)decreases
15
What type of solids do not have a specific melting point?
A)amorphous
B)viscous
C)runny
D)crystalline
16
The melting point of a substance is __________ its freezing point.
A)less than
B)the same as
C)independent of
D)greater than
17
The force exerted on an area is known as __________.
A)temperature
B)volume
C)specific heat
D)pressure
18
What causes surface tension?
A)particles of gas pushing down on a liquid
B)particles of a liquid pushing on the sides of a container
C)particles of a liquid pulling along the surface
D)particles of a liquid pushing up on the surface
19
__________ is the ability to do work or cause change.
A)State
B)Matter
C)Energy
D)Mass
20
Solids have __________ shape and volume.
A)definite
B)no
C)indeterminate
D)changing
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