31 Questions
What is the fixed volume characteristic of?
Liquid
What is the process of a solid becoming a gas without passing through the liquid state?
Sublimation
What is the movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration?
Diffusion
In what state of matter are particles closely packed in a fixed arrangement and can only vibrate in place?
Solid
What is the process where a liquid becomes a solid?
Freezing
What is the random, erratic movement of particles suspended in a fluid?
Brownian Motion
In what state of matter are particles far apart and move freely, filling the container?
Gas
What is the process where a gas becomes a solid?
Deposition
Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
Solid
What is the term for the temperature at which a liquid becomes a gas?
Boiling Point
According to the kinetic molecular theory, what is the main difference between the particles in a solid and those in a liquid?
Particle arrangement
What is the process that occurs when a gas becomes a liquid, and a liquid becomes a solid, at the same temperature?
Freezing
Why does a drop of food coloring spread in water?
Due to the movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
What is the term for the process where a solid becomes a liquid?
Melting
Which of the following is NOT a change of state?
Diffusion
According to the kinetic molecular theory, what is the main difference between the particles in a liquid and those in a gas?
Particle movement
What is the primary factor that determines the change of state of a substance?
Heat
Which of the following states of matter has both a fixed shape and volume?
Solid
What is the term for the process where a liquid becomes a gas at a temperature below its boiling point?
Evaporation
According to the kinetic molecular theory, what is the primary difference between particles in a solid and those in a gas?
Particle spacing
What is the term for the process where a solid becomes a liquid at a constant temperature?
Melting
Which of the following is an example of diffusion?
A drop of food coloring spreading in water
What is the term for the temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid?
Melting point
What is the primary reason why particles in a gas are able to move freely?
Particle spacing
What is the primary reason why particles in a solid are closely packed in a fixed arrangement?
Because the particles are held together by strong intermolecular forces
What is the primary difference between diffusion and Brownian motion?
The direction of particle movement
What is the primary factor that determines the change of state of a substance from a solid to a liquid?
The temperature of the substance
What is the primary reason why particles in a liquid are able to move past each other?
Because the particles are held together by weak intermolecular forces
Which of the following processes involves the formation of bubbles?
Boiling
What is the primary difference between the kinetic molecular theory and the classical theory of gases?
The assumption of particle motion
Which of the following statements is true about the kinetic molecular theory?
It explains the properties of different states of matter
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