Introduction to Physical Science

Chapter 4: States of Matter

Section 2 Self-Check Quiz-Eng.

1.
__________ is the ability to do work or cause change.
A)Mass
B)Matter
C)State
D)Energy
2.
__________ is the average kinetic energy of the individual particles of a substance.
A)Temperature
B)Heat
C)Energy
D)Matter
3.
A warmer substance has more __________ than a cooler one.
A)temperature
B)thermal energy
C)matter
D)specific heat
4.
A substance with a high __________ takes more heat to raise its temperature one degree Celsius.
A)thermal energy
B)specific heat
C)temperature
D)matter
5.
What moves in or out of a substance during a change of state?
A)temperature
B)matter
C)mass
D)heat
6.
When a material is melting, the temperature __________.
A)increases
B)remains the same
C)decreases
D)fluctuates
7.
What type of solids do not have a specific melting point?
A)amorphous
B)viscous
C)runny
D)crystalline
8.
The melting point of a substance is __________ its freezing point.
A)the same as
B)greater than
C)less than
D)independent of
9.
Vaporization is different from evaporation because __________.
A)evaporation occurs at the surface
B)vaporization occurs at the surface
C)evaporation occurs in the liquid
D)only vaporization involves a change of state
10.
What is the term for the changing of a solid directly into a gas?
A)vaporization
B)evaporation
C)sublimation
D)condensation
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