Particle Nature of Matter

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1. Which type of matter has the molecules packed closer together?

• a. Solid

• b. Liquid

• c. Gas

• d. Plasma

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2. Matter is made up of __________.

• a. Molecules

• b. Particles

• c. Atom

• d. All of them

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3. Particles with more energy move ________ than particles with less energy.

• a. Slower and closer together

• b. Slower and farther apart

• c. Faster and farther apart

• d. Faster and closer together

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4. Which best describes the particles in a liquid?

• a. More freely moving than a gas

• b. More freely moving than a solid

• c. Less freely moving than a solid

• d. Completely unmoving

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5. Which of the following statements describes a mass?

• a. The force of attraction between two bodies.

• b. The force of gravity exerts on a body of mass.

• c. The amount of matter in an object.

• d. The weight of the object from place to place.

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6. Any sample of matter has mass and takes up space. The main reason for this is because __________.

• a. All matter is heavy

• b. Matter can be a gas

• c. Matter is made up of tiny particles that have mass and take up space

• d. The Earth is made of matter

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7. When a thermometer is heated, the red liquid inside the thermometer moves up.

• a. The red liquid is thin.

• b. The molecules of the liquid move faster and get a little further apart

• c. Hot liquid is lighter

• d. The glass of the thermometer gets hot

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8. To describe a liquid, you could say:

• a. The particles of a liquid are not attracted to one another

• b. The particles of a liquid are in motion

• c. The particles of a liquid are not able to move past one another

• d. A liquid has no mass but takes up space

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9. To describe a solid, you could say:

• a. The particles of a solid are not attracted to each other

• b. The particles of a solid can move past one another

• c. The particles of a solid vibrate but do not move past one another

• d. A solid has mass but does not take up space

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10. To describe a gas, you could say:

• a. The particles are very attracted to each other

• b. The particles are not very attracted to each other

• c. The particles are close together like a liquid

• d. The particles of a gas are closer apart than the particles in a liquid or solid