Quiz about States of matter

Question 1

How many states of matter have we learned about?

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3

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4

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1

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2

Question 2

What are the states of matter?

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solid, liquid, and gas

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solid, liquid, and juice

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solid and liquid

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solid and gas

Question 3

My glass of ice water is sitting in the sun and has droplets of water on the outside of the glass. What is happening?

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condensation

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evaporation

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melting

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freezing

Question 4

What happens when my glass of water is sitting in the sun and disappears into a gas?

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evaporation

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burning

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melting

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freezing

Question 5

Which form of matter does not take the shape of its container?

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solid

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liquid

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gas

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air

Question 6

Things that take up space are called?

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Matter

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Toys

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Liquids

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Space

Question 7

Matter that has its own shape and takes up space.

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solid

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liquid

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gas

Question 8

At higher temperatures

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particles in an object move faster

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particles in an object have less energy

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a gas contracts

Question 9

A gas

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has fast-moving particles

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has a definite shape but no definite volume

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has a definite volume but no definite shape

Question 10

Particles in a _____________ are tightly packed together and are locked in place to the particles around them.

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solid

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liquid

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gas

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plasma

Question 11

As particles are exposed to warmer temperatures they __________

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speed up

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slow down

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stay the same

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vibrate

Question 12

As particles are exposed to colder temperatures they _____

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slow down

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speed up

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stay the same

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become ions

Question 13

What is the change of state from a solid straight to a gas called?

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sublimation

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melting

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evaporating

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freezing

Question 14

What am I? I have a fixed mass, a fixed volume, I cannot be squashed and I have a shape that changes to fit the bottom of my container?

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liquid

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solid

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gas

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plasma

Question 15

An inflated balloon is placed in a refrigerator. Which statement describes the movement of the gas particles in the balloon?

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The particles move more slowly and become closer together.

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The particles move more slowly and become further apart.

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The particles move faster and become closer together.

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The particles move faster and become further apart.

Question 16

When a liquid changes its phase and turns into a solid it is known as

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freezing or solidification.

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condensation.

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melting.

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vaporization.

Question 17

Change from gas to liquid...

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condensation

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evaporation

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expansion

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movement

Question 18

What happens to particles when heat is removed from them?

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They slow down and get closer together

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They speed up and spread out

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They stop moving

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They move closer together and speed up

Question 19

Imagine the particles in hot chocolate and those in a Coke. Which one are moving faster?

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The particles in the hot chocolate are moving faster because the hot chocolate is at a higher temperature.

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The particles in the Coke are moving faster because the Coke is at a colder temperature.

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The are moving at the same speed because they are both liquids.

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The particles are not moving in either liquid unless someone is shaking the cup.

Question 20

Which is not true about the liquid state of matter?

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The liquid state has a definite volume and a definite shape.

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The liquid state takes on the shape of its container.

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The liquid state has a definite volume and an indefinite shape.

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The particles in a liquid can easily move past each other.

Question 21

Which process could cause a material to change state from gas to liquid?

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Removing energy

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Adding heat

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Adding energy

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Removing particles

Question 22

If I add heat to a solid, how will the motion of the particles be affected?

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They will move faster

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They will move slower

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They will stop moving

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They will move to a different container

Question 23

state of matter that has a fixed volume BUT changes it's shape to fit the container

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liquid

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solid

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gas

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plasma

Question 24

What happens to the particles of matter when a substance freezes?

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particles slow down and move closer

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particles speed up and move closer

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particles slow down and move apart

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particles speed up and move apart

Question 25

Attractive forces are too weak to hold the particles of a gas in a rigid structure, therefore a gas has the ability to flow (fluidity).

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True

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False

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