Quiz on Phases of Matter

What is the fixed shape and volume characteristic of?

• Liquids

• Gases

• Solids

• Plasma

Which phase of matter has particles that move chaotically and have extremely high kinetic energy?

• Solids

• Bose-Einstein Condensate

• Gases

• Plasma

What phase change occurs when a solid turns into a liquid?

• Freezing

• Sublimation

• Condensation

• Melting

In which phase do particles slide past each other?

• Plasma

• Liquids

• Gases

• Solids

What is the process called when a gas turns into a liquid?

• Sublimation

• Deposition

• Condensation

• Evaporation

Which of the following has negligible molecular forces?

• Gases

• Liquids

• Solids

• Plasma

What happens to particles during the freezing process?

• They gain energy

• They lose energy

• They move freely

• They vibrate in place

What is the phase change from gas to solid called?

• Melting

• Deposition

• Condensation

• Sublimation

Which phase of matter exists at absolute zero?

• Solids

• Bose-Einstein Condensate

• Plasma

• Gases

Barely move; act collectively as one "super particle."

• Solids

• Bose-Einstein Condensate

• Plasma

• Gases