- The particles in this state are closely packed together, but they can still slide past each other.
Your answer:
solid
gas
plasma
liquid
- The particles in this state are in a constant state of motion and rarely stick together.
Your answer:
gas
liquid
all of the above
solid
- The particles in this state are locked in fixed positions.
Your answer:
gas
solid
plasma
liquid
- Most matter __________ when heated.
Your answer:
contracts
expands
solidifies
condenses
- As a sample of matter is heated, its particles _______________.
Your answer:
are unaffected
stop moving
move more slowly
move more quickly
- The particles that make up a solid move ____________ than do the particles that make up a gas.
Your answer:
more quickly and farther
more slowly
in the same way
more quickly
- Bernoulli's principle explains why _______________.
Your answer:
boats float
heated objects expand
planes fly
cooled objects contract
- Who was the SI unit of pressure named for?
Your answer:
Robert Boyle
Archimedes
Daniel Bernoulli
Blaise Pascal
- Matter in which the particles are free to move in all directions until they have spread evenly throughout their container is a _______________.
Your answer:
solid
liquid
buoyant
gas
- Matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape is a _____________.
Your answer:
plasma
liquid
solid
gas
- Matter with no definite volume and no definite shape is a ______________.
Your answer:
solid
all of the above
gas
liquid
- A gaslike mixture with no definite volume or shape that is made up of positively an negatively charged particles is ____________________.
Your answer:
plasma
solid
liquid
gas
- Matter that has a definite volume and a definite shape is a ____________.
Your answer:
gas
plasma
solid
liquid
- Matter in which particles are arranged in repeating geometric patterns is a ______________________.
Your answer:
liquid
solid
plasma
gas
- How should you handle glassware if you are not sure of its temperature?
Your answer:
Quickly touch the glass to test the temperature.
Assume it is hot, and use tongs or heat resistant gloves.
Run cold water over it to cool it down in case it is hot.
Look to see if it is glowing red. If not, assume it is safe to handle.
- Derek has taken the temperature reading for the month of September at 6:00 every evening. He wants to show the average evening temperature for the month of September. What is the best way to present the data?
Your answer:
a written report
a bar graph
a mathematical formula
a calendar
- In which state of matter is water found?
Your answer:
solid
liquid
gas
plasma
- In which state of matter is oxygen found?
Your answer:
none of the above
gas
solid
liquid
- In which state of matter is oil found?
Your answer:
gas
plasma
liquid
solid
- In which state of matter is gold found?
Your answer:
solid
gas
liquid
plasma
- How should a meniscus be read in a graduated cylinder filled with water?
Your answer:
The meniscus should be read with a magnifying glass.
The meniscus should be read from left to right.
The meniscus should be read from the top of the curve.
The meniscus should be read from the bottom of the curve.
- The change of a substance from a gas to a liquid is called __________.
Your answer:
evaporation
vaporization
sublimation
condensation
- Physicists do not _______________.
Your answer:
test a hypothesis.
use a control in their experiments.
use the scientific method.
base conclusions on a single experiment.
- The best type of graph to use to show how a fixed quantity is divided into different parts is a ___________.
Your answer:
line graph
bar graph
circle graph
scatter graph
- A student conducts an experiment to determine whether the growth of a radish seed is affected by the type of soil used. Measuring the height of the plant is an example of a(n)
Your answer:
control
variable
observation
conclusion