Physical Science: The Nature of Matter, Book K

Chapter 2: States of Matter

States of Matter

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