Unit 13 Test - States of Matter

Which of the following statements is NOT true of all different types of matter?

• They are made of atoms and molecules
• The particles are always in motion
• The particles always move at the same speed
• They are made of particles that are too small to see

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The change of state from a liquid to a solid (a)  

• freezing
• melting
• evaporation
• boiling

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What is the change of state from a gas to a liquid called? (a)  

• deposition
• sublimation
• evaporation
• condensation

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Change of state from a solid directly to a gas is called (a)  

• deposition
• melting
• evaporation
• sublimation

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How is a gas defined?

• no shape, no volume
• Definite shape, definite volume
• Found in stars
• Definite volume, no shape

What term describes a solid changing to a gas? (a)  

• Melting
• Sublimation
• Evaporation
• Freezing

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Particles of a liquid

• are tightly packed together and vibrate in place
• have no viscosity.
• collide with one another
• vibrate and slide past each other

Define a liquid

• no shape, no volume
• Definite shape, definite volume
• Found in stars
• Definite volume, no shape

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

• evaporation
• burning
• melting
• freezing

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At higher temperatures

• particles in an object have less energy
• particles in an object move faster
• a gas contracts

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