Physical Science--Chapter 3 Test: The Characteristic Properties Of Matter

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2.

A test tube containing a clear, colorless liquid and a thermometer was left out in the air in a room whose temperature was 23° C. The temperature was read at regular intervals, and the results are shown in the graph.
3.

A 15 cm³ sample of a liquid was heated and its temperature was recorded as a function of time. The graph of figure 1 was plotted from the data.
4.

Two students, Alice and Sunil, were each given two test tubes containing different amounts of clear, colorless liquids. They heated the liquids with identical burners. The temperatures of the liquids were read at regular time intervals, and the results were plotted on the graphs below. Alice and Sunil live in different cities.
5.

. Imagine you’re an astronaut and on a trip to the moon you discover a huge pile of some strange slimy, glowing, orange substance that is too big to move, even with your spaceship’s crane. It makes a strange sound and smells like tacos. You name it blork.
6.

How could you find the density of the blork, even though it’s too big to move?
7.

What assumptions would you be making about blork if you went ahead with this procedure?
8.

Why do warm fluids (air, water, etc) rise? Explain, using the word density.
9.

How would you define ‘characteristic property’ – and why are they useful?
10.

Give three examples of characteristic properties which we have studied (1pt each).
11.

Which of the following is not a characteristic property of a substance?
- A.
  
  Density
- B.
  
  Mass
- C.
  
  Boiling points
- D.
  
  Freezing point
- E.
  
  Melting point
12.

A student found the following data for three blocks. BlockMass (g)Volume ()1211023208031525Assuming the student measured accurately, which blocks could be made out of the same substance?
- A.
  
  1 and 2 only
- B.
  
  1 and 3 only
- C.
  
  2 and 3 only
- D.
  
  All of them
- E.
  
  None of them
13.

The density of an object whose mass is 56.76 g and whose volume is 6.3 cm³ is best expressed (in g/ cm³) as
- A.
  
  9.0095
- B.
  
  9.009
- C.
  
  9.010
- D.
  
  9.0
- E.
  
  9
14.

The density of a substance is 1.6 g/ cm³. What could the substance be?
- A.
  
  A solid only
- B.
  
  A solid or a liquid only
- C.
  
  A liquid only
- D.
  
  A gas only
- E.
  
  A solid, liquid, or gas
15.

Pretend you are measuring the density of maple syrup, using lots of samples that have different masses. Which graph best shows the relationship between the mass and density that you should find if you measure carefully?
- A.
  
  Graph A
- B.
  
  Graph B
- C.
  
  Graph C
- D.
  
  Graph D
- E.
  
  Graph E
16.

Use this table of densities (g/cm3) to answer the following question. gold 19.3iron 7.8water 1.00mercury 13.6iodine 4.9ice 0.92lead 11.3aluminum 2.7oak 0.6-0.9Which would float?
- A.
  
  Gold in water
- B.
  
  Gold in mercury
- C.
  
  Lead in iodine
- D.
  
  Oak in water
17.

The solid shown in the figure to the right has a mass of 45 g. What is its density, in g/ cm³?
- A.
  
  2.0
- B.
  
  1.5
- C.
  
  1.0
- D.
  
  0.67
- E.
  
  0.50
18.

During which time interval is the substance in the test tube entirely liquid?
- A.
  
  All the time
- B.
  
  0 to 10 minutes
- C.
  
  10 to 20 minutes
- D.
  
  20 to 35 minutes
- E.
  
  At no time
19.

The freezing point of the substance in the test tube is
- A.
  
  0° C
- B.
  
  25° C
- C.
  
  55° C
- D.
  
  100° C
- E.
  
  Impossible to tell from the graph
20.

If a 30 cm³ sample of the same liquid had been used instead – but with twice as much heat – which graph below would best represent that data you would expect to obtain?
- A.
  
  Graph A
- B.
  
  Graph B
- C.
  
  Graph C
- D.
  
  Graph D
- E.
  
  Graph E
21.

How many different substances did each student have in this experiment?
- A.
  
  Two each
- B.
  
  One each
- C.
  
  Alice has two substances; Sunil has just one
- D.
  
  Alice has two substances; Sunil’s can’t be determined from this graph
- E.
  
  We can’t tell for either student based on the information in these graphs
22.

If I told you that both Alice and Sunil had water as one of the substances in their experiment, where might each of them live?
- A.
  
  Both live at sea level in Boston, MA
- B.
  
  Both live well above sea level in Denver, CO
- C.
  
  Alice in Boston; Sunil in Denver
- D.
  
  Alice in Denver; Sunil in Boston
- E.
  
  We can’t tell based on these graphs
23.

Which of the following statements about density is false?
- A.
  
  The atmosphere is uppermost part of the planet because it has a low density
- B.
  
  The iron that forms the core of the Earth ‘sank’ to the middle of the planet because it is high in density
- C.
  
  The density of gases can be changed pretty easily
- D.
  
  The density of most solids can be changed pretty easily