Quiz on Gases, Liquids, and Solids

How are particles in a gas arranged?

• Tightly packed in a regular pattern

• Close together with no regular arrangement

• Tightly packed with no regular pattern

• Well separated with no regular arrangement

How do particles in a liquid move?

• Vibrate, move about, and slide past each other

• Vibrate but do not move from place to place

• Vibrate and move freely at high speeds

• Do not move at all

What is a characteristic of solids?

• Assumes the shape and volume of its container

• Assumes the shape of the part of the container it occupies

• Retains a fixed volume and shape

• Flows easily

Which phase is compressible?

• None of the above

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

What is true about the particles in a solid?

• They are tightly packed, usually in a regular pattern

• They are well separated

• They move freely at high speeds

• They are close together with no regular arrangement

Which phase flows easily?

• Gas and liquid

• Liquid and solid

• Solid only

• Gas only

What is a property of liquids?

• Particles do not move

• Particles can move/slide past one another

• Particles are well separated

• Particles are tightly packed in a regular pattern

What is the behavior of particles in a gas?

• Vibrate and move freely at high speeds

• Vibrate, move about, and slide past each other

• Vibrate but generally do not move from place to place

• Do not move at all

Which phase is not easily compressible?

• Gas

• Liquid

• Both liquid and solid

• Solid

What is the arrangement of particles in a liquid?

• Well separated with no regular arrangement

• Close together with no regular arrangement

• Tightly packed with no regular pattern

• Tightly packed in a regular pattern