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Reviewing Vocabulary
Describe how the terms in the following sets
of terms are related.
1. temperature, thermometer
2. states of matter, liquid
3. solid, liquid, gas
4. melting, melting point, freezing point
5. boiling, boiling point
6. evaporation, condensation
7. sublimation, solid
Reviewing Key Concepts
Multiple Choice Choose the letter of the
best answer.
8. What is the most common state of matter in
the universe? (8.3.d)
a. solid
b. liquid
c. gas
d. plasma
9. Compared to a liquid, the particles in a
solid are usually (8.3.e)
a. closer together
b. farther apart
c. the same distance apart
d. smaller
10. Gases do not have a fixed volume or shape
and their particles (8.3.e)
a. are close together
b. are fixed in one place
c. move easily in any direction
d. form a regular pattern
11. An increase in temperature causes all gases,
many liquids, and some solids to become larger
through (8.3.e)
a.
b.
c.
d.
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12. The average kinetic energy of particles in an
object can be measured by its (8.3.e)
a. heat
b. melting point
c. boiling point
d. temperature
13. The process by which a solid becomes a liquid
is called (8.5.d)
a. boiling
b. freezing
c. melting
d. evaporating
14. The process by which a liquid becomes a solid
is called (8.5.d)
a. boiling
b. freezing
c. melting
d. evaporating
15. Two processes by which a liquid can become
a gas are (8.5.d)
a. evaporation and boiling
b. melting and freezing
c. sublimation and condensation
d. evaporation and condensation
Short Answer Answer each of the following
questions in a sentence or two.
16. Describe the movement of particles in a solid,
a liquid, and a gas. (8.3.e)
17. How are kinetic energy and temperature
related to each other? (8.3.e)
18. Why does dew often form on grass on a cool
morning, even if there has been no rain? (8.3.d)
19. Describe the difference between evaporation
and boiling in terms of the movement of the
liquid’s particles in each case. (8.3.e)
20. What effect does elevation have on the boiling
point of water? (8.5.d)
thermal expansion
evaporation
freezing
condensation
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