States Of Matter Test Quiz

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1.

The process by which individual particles of a liquid escape from the surface and form a gas.
- A.
  
  Melting point
- B.
  
  Evaporation
2.

A liquid changing to a gas is ___.
- A.
  
  Vaporization
- B.
  
  Heat
3.

The ability to do work or cause change
- A.
  
  Heat
- B.
  
  Energy
4.

The kinetic and potential energy of the particles of a substance
- A.
  
  Thermal energy
- B.
  
  Boiing point
5.

Tells you whether a material is a solid, liquid, or gas
- A.
  
  Freezing point
- B.
  
  State of matter
6.

Anything that takes up space and has mass
- A.
  
  Liquid
- B.
  
  Matter
7.

Mass divided by volume
- A.
  
  Density
- B.
  
  Pressure
8.

Thermal energy that flows from higher temperature to lower temperature
- A.
  
  Heat
- B.
  
  Evaporation
9.

The temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid
- A.
  
  Freezing point
- B.
  
  Melting point
10.

The process by which gas particles move slowly enough for their attraction to bring them together to form a droplet of liquid
- A.
  
  Vaporization
- B.
  
  Condensation
11.

If the attractions between particles are strong enough to hold the particles in almost fixed positions but still slipping and sliding past each other, the matter involved is in a ____state
- A.
  
  Solid
- B.
  
  Liquid
- C.
  
  Gas
12.

Solids are called ____ solids if their particles are arranged in a repeated three-dimensional pattern.
- A.
  
  Amorphous
- B.
  
  Chrystalline
13.

Because particles in a liquid move more freely than those in a solid, liquids have no definate
- A.
  
  Shape
- B.
  
  Volume
14.

A gas partially fills its container
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
15.

The physical state of a type of matter depends mostly upon how its atoms and molecules are arranged and how they move.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
16.

The higher the temperature of matter the slower the particles are moving.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
17.

Particles that make up matter are in a state of constant motion.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
18.

When a warm object is brought near a cool object, the cool object will warm up.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
19.

Vaporization is NOT a change from a liquid to a gas.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
20.

If an object's density is less than that of the fluid it is in, it will float.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
21.

The temperature remains constant when a liquid reaches its boiling point.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
22.

A student measures the mass of an 8 cm3 block of brown sugar to be 12.9 g. What is the density of the brown sugar?
- A.
  
  16 g/cm cubes
- B.
  
  .6 g/cm cubes
- C.
  
  1.6 g/cm cubes
- D.
  
  6 g/cm cubes
23.

A chef fills a 50 mL container with 43.5 g of cooking oil. What is the density of the oil? (Round to the nearest 10th)
- A.
  
  1.1 g/ml
- B.
  
  .9 g/ml
- C.
  
  8 g/ml
- D.
  
  9 g/ml
24.

A machine shop worker records the mass of an aluminum cube as 176 g. If one side of the cube measures 4 cm, what is the density of the aluminum?
- A.
  
  2.8 g/cm cubed
- B.
  
  14.7g/cm cubed
- C.
  
  .4g/cm cubed
- D.
  
  44g/cm cubed