Solids, Liquids, and Gases Chapter Test

The surface of water can act like a sort of skin due to a property of liquids called

• viscosity

• condensation

• surface tension

• evaporation

Which state of matter undergoes changes in volume most easily?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• frozen

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According to Charles's law, when the temperature of a gas at constant pressure is increased, its

• volume increases

• volume decreases

• mass increases

• particles move more slowly

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The change from liquid to solid, or the reverse of melting, is called

• condensation

• sublimation

• boiling

• freezing

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An uncovered pot of soup is simmering on a stove, and there are water droplets on the wall above the back of the stove. What sequence can you infer has occurred?

• melting, then boiling

• freezing, then thawing

• vaporization, then condensation

• condensation, then vaporization

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In cold climates, the amount of snow on the ground may decrease even if the temperature stays below zero degrees Celsius. The process that best explains this event is

• condensation

• melting

• sublimation

• evaporation

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The state of matter in which particles are arranged in either a crystalline or an amorphous form is

• liquid

• solid

• gas

• fluid

The greater the speed of gas particles in a container, the

• fewer collisions there will be

• lower the temperature

• greater the pressure

• lower the pressure

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Pressure can be measured in units of

• newtons

• newtons per square meter

• newtons per centimeter

• newtons per cubic centimeter

According to Boyle's law, when the pressure of a gas increases at constant temperature, its volume

• increases

• decreases

• stays constant

• increases, then decreases