Processes and Physical Properties of Matter Study Guide - Wells

The Celsius Scale is a temperature scale where water freezes at 0°C and boils at 100°C.

• It is a temperature scale where water freezes at 0°C and boils at 100°C.

• It is a scale for measuring length.

• It is a scale for measuring weight.

• It is a scale for measuring time.

Define Density.

• It is the mass per unit volume.

• It is the volume per unit mass.

• It is the weight per unit volume.

• It is not defined.

Dissolve means to mix a solute thoroughly in a solvent until no solid particles are visible.

• It means to mix a solute thoroughly in a solvent until no solid particles are visible.

• It means to separate the components of a substance into distinct parts.

• It means to freeze a solution.

• It means to evaporate the solvent from a solution.

Gas is a physical state of matter characterized by having neither a fixed shape nor a fixed volume. Select the correct option.

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

A Graduated Cylinder is used for measuring liquids.

• Measuring liquids

• Measuring solids

• Mixing chemicals

• Heating substances

Insulate is defined as providing a barrier to slow down or prevent the transfer of heat, sound, or electricity.

• To transfer energy freely

• To provide resistance to energy transfer

• To enhance the conduction of heat

• To expose surfaces

Liquid is defined as a physical state of matter that has a definite volume but no fixed shape.

• A substance with a definite volume but no fixed shape

• A substance with a fixed shape and volume

• A substance with no definite volume or shape

• A substance with variable volume and shape

Magnetism is the phenomenon associated with the motion of electric charges producing attractive and repulsive forces.

• A type of chemical reaction

• A physical phenomenon resulting from electric charge motion

• A gravitational force

• A form of nuclear energy

Mass is the measure of the amount of matter in an object.

• Quantity of matter

• Volume of an object

• Energy content

• Density of an object

Matter is any substance that has mass and occupies space.

• A substance that has mass and occupies space

• Energy that can be converted into matter

• An abstract concept with no physical properties

• A type of force