Section 13.3
Liquids and Solids
Practice Test
1.
Which of the following materials has the highest density?
a.
water vapor
b.
steam
c.
liquid water
d.
ice
Hint
2.
Which of the following is the general definition of a liquid?
a.
Matter that has a fixed volume and a fixed shape.
b.
Matter that has a fixed volume but no fixed shape.
c.
Matter that has neither a fixed volume nor a fixed shape.
d.
Matter that has a fixed shape but no fixed volume.
Hint
3.
Which of the following is the general definition of a solid?
a.
Matter that has a fixed volume and a fixed shape.
b.
Matter that has a fixed volume but no fixed shape.
c.
Matter that has neither a fixed volume nor a fixed shape.
d.
Matter that has a fixed shape but no fixed volume.
Hint
4.
Which of the following materials will have the greatest viscosity?
a.
air
b.
cooking oil
c.
water
d.
vinegar
Hint
5.
The curved shape of water in a glass pipette is an example of _________.
a.
adhesion
b.
cohesion
c.
viscosity
d.
compression
Hint
6.
A solid whose individual particles are arranged in an orderly, geometric, three-dimensional structure is a ___________.
a.
crystalline solid
b.
amorphous solid
c.
unit cell
d.
liquid crystal
Hint
7.
Which of the following is a covalent network solid?
a.
ice
b.
table salt
c.
table sugar
d.
quartz
Hint
8.
Which of the following solids is a metallic solid?
a.
graphite
b.
sulfur
c.
nickel
d.
iodine
Hint
9.
Which of the following is an ionic solid?
a.
graphite
b.
nickel
c.
ammonium chloride
d.
dry ice (solid carbon dioxide)
Hint
10.
Which of the following is a molecular solid?
a.
potassium sulfate
b.
lead
c.
dry ice (solid carbon dioxide)
d.
ammonium chloride
Hint
11.
Glass is a(n) _____________.
a.
liquid
b.
crystalline solid
c.
metallic solid
d.
amorphous solid.
Hint
