Section 10.1
Physical Behavior of Matter
Practice Test
1.
______________ is a model of gas behavior that is valid over a wide range of conditions.
a.
An ideal gas
b.
The gas hypothesis
c.
Volume
d.
Pressure
Hint
2.
A _________ is a flowing, compressible state of matter that has no definitie shape or volume.
a.
gas
b.
liquid
c.
solid
d.
plasmoid
Hint
3.
For most substances, which physical state has the highest density?
a.
gas
b.
liquid
c.
solid
d.
water
Hint
4.
The constant, random motion of tiny chunks of matter is called _________________.
a.
Brownian motion
b.
linear motion
c.
parabolic trajectory
d.
kinetic motion
Hint
5.
The _______________ states that the submicroscopic particles of all matter are in constant, random motion.
a.
atomic theory
b.
Brownian law
c.
kinetic theory
d.
molecular hypothesis
Hint
6.
Gas particles _______________ kinetic energy when they collide with other particles or the walls of their container.
a.
lose no
b.
lose some
c.
gain much
d.
gain some
Hint
7.
When materials called _____________ melt, they lose their rigid organization in only one or two dimensions.
a.
liquid crystals
b.
solids
c.
liquids
d.
solid crystals.
Hint
8.
___________ is the most common form of matter in the universe but the least common on Earth.
a.
Gas
b.
Liquid
c.
Plasma
d.
Solid
Hint
9.
A solid that has no regular structure is said to be ____________.
a.
amorphous
b.
hexagonal
c.
crystalline
d.
cubic
Hint
10.
According to the kinetic-molecular theory, which of these describes a gas?
a.
large particles in constant, random motion
b.
large particles far apart in uniform motion
c.
small particles in constant, random motion
d.
small particles far apart in uniform motion
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