Quiz: States of Matter

1. Matter is any substance that:
A has mass and takes up space
B is made of particles but can't be weighed
C is always a solid
2. Substances that have fast-moving particles that are far apart, and have no definite volume nor shape are:
A gases
B liquids
C solids
3. Substances with a definite volume and take the shape of their containers are:
A gases
B liquids
C solids
4. Substances that have a definite size and shape, and vibrating particles that are close together are:
A liquids
B solids
C gases
5. The change of state from a liquid to a gas is called:
A evaporation
B melting
C liquefaction
6. The change of state from a solid to a liquid is termed:
A freezing
B melting
C condensation
7. The process when a gas changes to a liquid is called:
A evaporation
B solidification
C condensation
8. Sublimation is the change of state:
A from a solid to a gas and vice versa
B from a liquid such as water to a gas
C between the states of solid and liquid
9. In chemistry, room temperature is:
Afreezing point
B20 degrees Fahrenheit
C25 degrees Celsius
10. 100 degrees Celsius is the boiling point of:
Apure water
Boxygen gas
Ciron metal
11. The melting point of water in degrees Celsius is:
A100
B0
C25
12. The melting point of water is the temperature at which:
Awater freezes from liquid water to solid ice
Bwater melts to make steam
Cice changes directly to a gas without making a liquid
13. The boiling point of pure water is:
Adifferent from that of tap water
Bthe same as the boiling point of tap water
Cthe same as the melting point of pure water
14. The melting point of the metal iron in degrees Celsius is approximately:
A–46
B32
C1535
15. The boiling point of oxygen in degrees Celsius is about:
A–273
B–183
C270

 

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