Introduction To Physical Science

Chapter 4: States of Matter

Section 1 Self-Check Quiz-Eng.

1
Matter takes up __________.
A)space and temperature
B)space and mass
C)heat and temperature
D)space and heat
2
Which is not a physical state of matter?
A)vacuum
B)solid
C)liquid
D)gas
3
Solids have __________ shape and volume.
A)indeterminate
B)definite
C)changing
D)no
4
Crystalline solids have __________.
A)no phase changes
B)repeating three dimensional patterns
C)an amorphous shape
D)two-dimensional crystalline patterns
5
Which best describes particles in a liquid?
A)less freely moving than a solid
B)more freely moving than a gas
C)completely unmoving
D)more freely moving than a solid
6
Syrup has __________ viscosity.
A)low
B)no
C)high
D)runny
7
What causes surface tension?
A)particles of a liquid pulling along the surface
B)particles of gas pushing down on a liquid
C)particles of a liquid pushing up on the surface
D)particles of a liquid pushing on the sides of a container
8
Gases can be __________.
A)boiled
B)destroyed
C)expanded and compressed
D)expanded but not compressed
9
Particles with more energy move __________ than particles with less energy.
A)slower and farther apart
B)faster and farther apart
C)slower and closer together
D)faster and closer together.
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