Matter

Temperature is a measure of the average ______ energy of the particles in the object. 

• thermal
• kinetic
• potential
• chemical

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The heavier a particle, the ____ it moves. 

• slower
• faster
• less
• more

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What determines the speed of the atoms and molecules of a particular substance?

• size of the atoms and molecules
• temperature of the substance
• A and B
• None of the above

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Which state of matter will hold its shape without a container?

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas
• Plasma

The kinetic theory states that the higher the temperature, the faster the 

• particles that make up a substance move
• bonds between atoms break down
• molecules of gas rush together
• lighter particles within a substance clump together

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The change of a substance from a solid directly to a gas is called

• condensation
• evaporation
• melting
• sublimation

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Evaporation refers to the change of state from a 

• liquid to a gas
• gas to a liquid
• solid to a liquid
• liquid to a solid

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The law of conservation of mass states that mass cannot be

• burned
• changed in form
• created or destroyed
• heated or cooled

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The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object is called

• plasma
• kinetic temperature
• thermal energy
• particle energy

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All matter is made of atoms and molecules that are

• always fixed in position
• always in motion
• moving in the same direction
• moving slowly

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