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PHYSICAL SCIENCE- Lesson 2

The document consists of two worksheets focused on the states of matter and related concepts in physical science. It includes multiple-choice questions covering definitions, properties, and processes associated with solids, liquids, gases, and phase changes. The worksheets are designed for students to test their understanding of the material.

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PHYSICAL SCIENCE – Lesson 2

Name: _________ Grade: ______


Worksheet 1
1. What are the three main states of matter?
a) Solid, liquid, gas
b) Hot, cold, warm
c) Big, small, medium
d) Hard, soft, squishy

2. Which state of matter has a definite shape and volume?


a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gas
d) Plasma

3. What can liquids do that solids cannot?


a) Take up space
b) Have weight
c) Flow
d) Exist

4. Which state of matter fills up any container completely?


a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gas
d) Plasma

5. What is the process of a solid changing to a liquid called?


a) Freezing
b) Melting
c) Evaporation
d) Condensation

6. What is the opposite of melting?


a) Boiling
b) Evaporation
c) Freezing
d) Sublimation

7. What happens to water at 0°C?


a) It boils
b) It freezes
c) It evaporates
d) It sublimates

8. Which process describes a liquid changing to a gas?


a) Melting
b) Freezing
c) Vaporization
d) Condensation

9. What is the boiling point of water?


a) 0°C
b) 50°C
c) 100°C
d) 200°C

10. What do we call the change from a gas to a liquid?


a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Melting
d) Freezing

11. Which state of matter has particles that move the fastest?
a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gas
d) Plasma

12. What happens to gas particles when you heat them?


a) They move slower
b) They move faster
c) They stop moving
d) They disappear

13. What is the process of a solid changing directly to a gas called?


a) Melting
b) Vaporization
c) Sublimation
d) Deposition

14. Which of these is an example of a gas?


a) Ice
b) Water
c) Air
d) Rock

15. What happens to the volume of water when it freezes?


a) It decreases
b) It stays the same
c) It increases
d) It disappears

16. Which state of matter has particles that are closest together?
a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gas
d) Plasma
17. What do we call the temperature at which a liquid starts to boil?
a) Melting point
b) Freezing point
c) Boiling point
d) Condensation point

18. Which process releases heat to the surroundings?


a) Melting
b) Evaporation
c) Freezing
d) Boiling

19. What happens to gas pressure when you decrease the volume?
a) It increases
b) It decreases
c) It stays the same
d) It disappears

20. Which of these is NOT a factor affecting gas pressure?


a) Amount of gas
b) Volume of container
c) Temperature
d) Color of gas

21. What happens to gas particles when you cool them?


a) They move faster
b) They move slower
c) They stop moving
d) They disappear

22. Which state of matter can be compressed easily?


a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gas
d) Plasma

23. What is the process of a gas changing directly to a solid called?


a) Freezing
b) Condensation
c) Sublimation
d) Deposition

24. Which of these is an example of sublimation?


a) Water boiling
b) Ice melting
c) Dry ice changing to gas
d) Water vapor condensing on a cold glass
25. What happens to gas pressure when you add more gas to a container?
a) It increases
b) It decreases
c) It stays the same
d) It becomes zero
PHYSICAL SCIENCE – Lesson 2
Name: _________ Grade: ______

Worksheet 2 (More Challenging):

1. Which theory explains the behavior of particles in different states of matter?


a) Atomic Theory
b) Kinetic Molecular Theory
c) Cell Theory
d) Theory of Evolution

2. What is the definition of pressure in terms of gas particles?


a) The weight of gas particles
b) The speed of gas particles
c) The force exerted by gas particles hitting the container walls
d) The volume occupied by gas particles

3. Which process is endothermic?


a) Freezing
b) Condensation
c) Melting
d) Deposition

4. What happens to the temperature of a substance during a phase change?


a) It increases steadily
b) It decreases steadily
c) It remains constant
d) It fluctuates randomly

5. Which of these is NOT a characteristic of gas particles according to KMT?


a) They are in constant motion
b) They have no attraction to each other
c) They collide elastically
d) They have a fixed arrangement

6. What is the relationship between pressure and volume for a fixed amount of gas at constant
temperature?
a) Direct proportion
b) Inverse proportion
c) No relationship
d) Exponential relationship

7. Which law describes the relationship between pressure and temperature for a fixed amount of
gas at constant volume?
a) Boyle's Law
b) Charles's Law
c) Gay-Lussac's Law
d) Avogadro's Law
8. What happens to the kinetic energy of particles during melting?
a) It increases
b) It decreases
c) It remains constant
d) It becomes zero

9. Which state of matter has both definite volume and indefinite shape?
a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gas
d) Plasma

10. What is the process of a liquid changing to a gas below its boiling point called?
a) Boiling
b) Evaporation
c) Sublimation
d) Vaporization

11. Which of these factors does NOT affect the rate of evaporation?
a) Temperature
b) Surface area
c) Humidity
d) Pressure of the gas above the liquid

12. What is the main difference between boiling and evaporation?


a) Boiling occurs throughout the liquid, evaporation only at the surface
b) Boiling is faster than evaporation
c) Evaporation occurs at any temperature, boiling only at a specific temperature
d) Both a and c

13. Which of these is an example of deposition?


a) Water droplets forming on a cold glass
b) Frost forming on a cold window
c) Dry ice turning into gas
d) Ice cubes melting in a drink

14. What happens to the average kinetic energy of gas particles when temperature increases?
a) It decreases
b) It increases
c) It remains constant
d) It becomes zero

15. Which of these is NOT a characteristic of liquids?


a) Definite volume
b) Indefinite shape
c) Incompressibility
d) Fixed particle arrangement
16. What is the relationship between temperature and volume for a fixed amount of gas at
constant pressure?
a) Direct proportion
b) Inverse proportion
c) No relationship
d) Exponential relationship

17. Which process involves breaking intermolecular forces?


a) Condensation
b) Freezing
c) Melting
d) Deposition

18. What happens to the density of water when it freezes?


a) It increases
b) It decreases
c) It remains constant
d) It becomes zero

19. Which of these is an intensive property?


a) Mass
b) Volume
c) Boiling point
d) Amount of substance

20. What is the difference between heat and temperature?


a) Heat is the total thermal energy, temperature is the average kinetic energy
b) Heat is measured in Celsius, temperature in Joules
c) Heat is a type of matter, temperature is a property of matter
d) There is no difference, they are the same thing

21. Which of these would increase the pressure of a gas in a sealed container?
a) Decreasing the temperature
b) Increasing the volume
c) Removing some gas particles
d) Adding a catalyst

22. What is the triple point of a substance?


a) The temperature at which all three states of matter coexist
b) The point where three different substances meet
c) The temperature at which a substance boils
d) The point where three phase changes occur simultaneously

23. Which of these best describes the arrangement of particles in a gas?


a) Closely packed in a regular pattern
b) Closely packed but able to move past each other
c) Far apart and moving randomly
d) Fixed in position but vibrating
24. What is the main factor that determines the state of matter of a substance at room
temperature?
a) The size of its particles
b) The strength of its intermolecular forces
c) The number of electrons in its atoms
d) The shape of its molecules

25. Which of these processes would NOT change the state of matter?
a) Isothermal compression
b) Heating
c) Cooling
d) Sublimation

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