Physical Science Chapter 2 & 3

Which of the following statements describes the most workable model of matter?

• Physical matter is a continuum of material

• Physical matter can be divided into smaller portions an infinite amount of times

• Physical matter exists in the form of particles in constant motion

• All of the above

Which of the following is NOT evidence for the particle model of matter?

• Aristotle's divisible continuum of matter

• Brownian motion

• Diffusion

• The law of definite proportions

Two different elements that are chemically combined form a?

• Element
• Compound
• Solution
• Mixture

Two different elements that are only physically combined form a?

• Compound
• Mixture
• Solution
• Emulsion

Which state of matter has low compressibility, a fixed volume, and is fluid?

• solid
• plasma
• gas
• liquid

The state of matter of a substance is an example of?

• A chemical property

• A physical property

• Both

• Neither

The law of conservation of matter states that

• Matter can be destroyed but not created
• The amount of matter cannot change

• Matter can change forms

• All of the above

Vaporization happens when particles ________ energy

• gain
• release
• both gain or lose

• lose

The earliest record of a particle theory of matter is from the?

• Romans

• English

• Greeks

• Japanese

What is J.J Thomson's atomic model called?

• Plum pudding model
• Dalton model
• Rutherford model
• Bohr model