States of Matter
1. ______In which state are the distances between the particles greatest?
1. Liquid
2. Gas
3. Both gas and liquid.
4. Solid
2. _____Which one of the following is not a property of solids?
1. No definite shape
2. They do not flow
3. Definite volume
4. They are incompressible
3. ______Dry ice is used in fire extinguishers. The dry ice is stored in the cylinder in a solid form.
When sprayed on a fire it quickly changes into the gas known as carbon dioxide (CO2).
What is this change of state called?
1. Sublimation
2. Distillation
3. Evaporation
4. Condensation
4. _____There are three states of matter: solid, liquid and gas.
Select one property that liquids and gases have in common.
1. They have a definite volume.
2. They can flow.
3. They cannot be compressed.
4. They have a definite shape.
5. ______Boiling is the change in state of a
1. solid to a liquid.
2.
3.
4.
gas to a liquid.
solid to a gas.
liquid to a gas.
6. ______Which one of the following statements is correct?
1. Solids are easily compressed.
2. Gases are easier to compress than solids.
3. Liquids cannot be compressed or expanded.
4. Gases cannot be compressed.
7. _____Which of the following diagrams represents the particles of melting ice?
1.
2.
3.
4.
8. ______Which one of the following is a state of matter?
1. Liquid
2. Particle
3. Air
4. Creature
9. ______Study the diagram carefully. It shows the way that the particles of a solid occupies space.
The particles of a solid are packed closely together and cannot move around but they can vibrate.
Select the property of a solid from the list below, which is consistent with (matches) this micro-view
of this state of matter.
1. No definite volume
2. No definite shape
3. Can flow
4. Cannot be compressed
10. _____Which one of the following statements best describes the particles in a gas?
1. They are moving very fast and are far apart.
2. They are very close together and are able to vibrate.
3. They are stationary and not able to vibrate.
4. They are moving very slow and are far apart.
11. _____Which three of the following statements explains why solid particles have a definite shape?
1. They can be compressed.
2. They are packed together very tightly.
3. There is a strong force of attraction between the particles.
4. They are arranged in a regular way.
12. ______When two gases mix together, they are said to
1.
2.
3.
4.
diffuse
evaporate
condense
melt
13. ______What change of state is taking place in this photograph?
1. Boiling
2. Melting
3. Condensation
4. Freezing
14. _____Melting is the change in state of a
1. solid to a gas.
2. solid to a liquid.
3. liquid to a gas.
4. liquid to a solid.
15. _____True or false?
The melting point of ice is the same as the freezing point water.
1. True
2. False
16. _____When the temperature of a liquid is increased a little, what happens to its particles?
1. They move so far apart that the liquid becomes a gas.
2. They come closer together.
3. They stop vibrating.
4. They start vibrating more
17. _____The term "fluid" may describe more than one state of matter. Which one of the following may
describe a fluid?
1. Solid and gas
2. Liquid and solid
3. Gas and liquid
4. Solid and liquid and gas
18. _____The diagram shows the changes in state of water (H2O). What is the process X called?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Freezing
Boiling
Melting
Evaporation
19. ______The ability of the particles of a gas or liquid to move out and fill up all available space is
called
1. evaporation
2. diffusion
3. transfusion
4. melting
20. _____Which one of the following is not a property of gases?
1. They have no definite shape.
2. They can diffuse.
3. They have a definite mass.
4. They have a definite volume.