Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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Data plotted on a graph results in a line that slopes upward from left to right.
This graph tells you that
a. | when one variable increases, the other variable decreases. | b. | both variables are
decreasing. | c. | when one variable increases, the other variable remains the same. | d. | when one variable
increases, the other variable increases. |
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Matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape is a
a. | gas. | c. | solid. | b. | liquid. | d. | plasma. |
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What is the result of a force distributed over an area?
a. | temperature | c. | volume | b. | pressure | d. | mass |
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If you move a substance from one container to another and its volume changes,
the substance is a
a. | gas. | c. | liquid. | b. | solid. | d. | solution. |
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As a sample of matter is heated, its particles ____.
a. | move more slowly | c. | move more quickly | b. | stop moving | d. | are unaffected |
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The most common state of matter in the universe is ____.
a. | gas | c. | liquid | b. | plasma | d. | solid |
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Which of the following will cause a decrease in gas pressure in a closed
container?
a. | reducing the volume | c. | adding more gas | b. | lowering the temperature | d. | both a and b |
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When an inflated balloon is exposed to cold air,
a. | the volume of the balloon decreases. | b. | the volume of the balloon
increases. | c. | the temperature inside the balloon rises. | d. | the pressure inside
the balloon rises. |
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A graph that shows that the pressure of a gas varies inversely with its volume
under constant temperature demonstrates
a. | Charles’s law. | b. | the Density law. | c. | Boyle’s
law. | d. | the Pressure law. |
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In which state of matter are particles packed tightly together in fixed
positions?
a. | liquid | b. | compound | c. | solid | d. | gas |
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Matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape is a ____.
a. | solid | c. | plasma | b. | gas | d. | liquid |
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Matter that has a definite volume and a definite shape is a ____.
a. | solid | c. | liquid | b. | plasma | d. | gas |
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The phase change in which a substance changes from a gas directly to a solid
is
a. | sublimation. | c. | condensation. | b. | deposition. | d. | vaporization. |
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Which state of matter undergoes changes in volume most easily?
a. | liquid | b. | frozen | c. | gas | d. | solid |
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The phase change in which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas is
a. | vaporization. | c. | condensation. | b. | deposition. | d. | sublimation. |
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According to Charles’s law, when the temperature of a gas increases at
constant pressure, its
a. | particles move more slowly. | b. | mass increases. | c. | volume
increases. | d. | volume decreases. |
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According to ____, if you decrease the volume of a container of gas and hold the
temperature constant, the pressure of the gas will increase.
a. | Boyle’s law | c. | Charles’s law | b. | Archemedes’ principle | d. | Bernoulli’s
principle |
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The phase change in which a substance changes from a solid to a gas or vapor
without changing to a liquid first is
a. | deposition. | c. | vaporization. | b. | melting. | d. | sublimation. |
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During the process of sublimation,
a. | a solid turns into a liquid. | b. | a solid turns directly into a
gas. | c. | a liquid turns into a gas. | d. | a gas turns directly into a
solid. |
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When the temperature of a gas at constant volume increases, its
a. | volume decreases. | b. | pressure increases. | c. | volume
increases. | d. | pressure decreases. |
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The law that states that the volume of a gas is directly proportional to its
temperature in kelvins if the pressure and the number of particles is constant is
a. | Charles’s law. | c. | Einstein’s law. | b. | Bose’s
law. | d. | Boyle’s
law. |
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According to Boyle’s law, when the pressure of a gas increases at constant
temperature, its volume
a. | increases, then decreases. | b. | stays constant. | c. | increases. | d. | decreases. |
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What is vaporization?
a. | a liquid becoming a gas | b. | a gas becoming a liquid | c. | a gas becoming a
solid | d. | a liquid becoming a solid |
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During a phase change, the temperature of a substance
a. | increases. | c. | increases or decreases. | b. | does not
change. | d. | decreases. |
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A gas-like mixture with no definite volume or shape that is made up of
positively and negatively charged particles is a ____.
a. | liquid | c. | gas | b. | solid | d. | plasma |
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Matter with no definite volume and no definite shape is a ____.
a. | gas | c. | liquid | b. | solid | d. | plasma |
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Particles of a liquid
a. | are tightly packed together and stay in a fixed position. | b. | have no
viscosity. | c. | decrease in volume with increasing temperature. | d. | are free to move in
a container but remain in close contact with one another. |
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A graph of Charles’s law shows the relationship between
a. | temperature and pressure of a gas. | b. | temperature and volume of a
gas. | c. | volume and density of a gas. | d. | volume and pressure of a
gas. |
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In which state of matter do the particles spread apart and fill all the space
available to them?
a. | crystal | b. | liquid | c. | gas | d. | solid |
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As the volume of a gas decreases, the pressure of the gas will ____ if the
temperature remains the same.
a. | increase | c. | contract | b. | decrease | d. | remain the same |
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The amount of space that a gas takes up is its
a. | pressure. | b. | mass. | c. | volume. | d. | density. |
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According to ____, the volume of a gas increases with increasing temperature, as
long as pressure does not change.
a. | Boyle’s law | c. | Bernoulli’s principle | b. | Charles’s
law | d. | Archimedes’
principle |
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Which of the following factors affects the pressure of an enclosed gas?
a. | number of particles | c. | temperature | b. | volume | d. | all of the
above |
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34.
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The phase change in which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid is
a. | sublimation. | c. | melting. | b. | condensation. | d. | freezing. |
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Boyle’s law states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to
its pressure if the
a. | temperature and number of particles are constant. | b. | number of particles
decreases. | c. | temperature reaches absolute zero. | d. | temperature and number of particles are
doubled. |
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