Integrated Science Chapter 3 PRETEST (updated 2010)
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. A gas has
a. / a definite volume but no definite shape.b. / a definite shape but no definite volume.
c. / no definite shape or definite volume.
d. / a definite volume and definite shape.
____ 2. Ninety-nine percent of all the matter that can be observed in the universe exists as
a. / gases. / c. / liquids.b. / plasmas. / d. / solids.
____ 3. Matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape is a
a. / liquid. / c. / gas.b. / solid. / d. / plasma.
____ 4. If you move a substance from one container to another and its volume changes, the substance is a
a. / solid. / c. / gas.b. / liquid. / d. / solution.
Figure 3-1
____ 5. In which of the substances in Figure 3-1 are the forces of attraction among the particles so weak that they can be ignored under ordinary conditions?
a. / Substance A / c. / Substance Cb. / Substance B / d. / all of the above
____ 6. Forces of attraction limit the motion of particles most in
a. / a solid. / c. / a gas.b. / a liquid. / d. / both b and c
____ 7. What type of change occurs when water changes from a solid to a liquid?
a. / a phase change / c. / an irreversible changeb. / a physical change / d. / both a and b
____ 8. The phase change that is the reverse of condensation is
a. / freezing. / c. / vaporization.b. / sublimation. / d. / melting.
____ 9. During a phase change, the temperature of a substance
a. / increases. / c. / does not change.b. / decreases. / d. / increases or decreases.
____ 10. The phase change that is the reverse of sublimation is
a. / condensation. / c. / vaporization.b. / melting. / d. / deposition
____ 11. If a solid piece of naphthalene is heated and remains at 80°C until it is completely melted, you know that 80ºC is the
a. / freezing point of naphthalene. / c. / boiling point of naphthalene.b. / melting point of naphthalene. / d. / both a and b
____ 12. The heat of fusion for water is the amount of energy needed for water to
a. / freeze. / c. / melt.b. / boil. / d. / evaporate.
____ 13. During which phase change does the arrangement of water molecules become more orderly?
a. / melting / c. / boilingb. / freezing / d. / condensing
____ 14. Which of the following statements about ice melting is true?
a. / Energy flows from the ice to its surroundings.b. / Water molecules move from their fixed position.
c. / Water molecules lose energy.
d. / The temperature of the ice increases as it melts.
____ 15. The phase change in which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas is
a. / deposition. / c. / condensation.b. / sublimation. / d. / vaporization.
____ 16. The phase change in which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid is
a. / freezing. / c. / sublimation.b. / melting. / d. / condensation.
____ 17. The phase change in which a substance changes from a solid to a gas or vapor without changing to a liquid first is
a. / sublimation. / c. / vaporization.b. / deposition. / d. / melting.
____ 18. The phase change in which a substance changes from a gas directly to a solid is
a. / condensation. / c. / deposition.b. / vaporization. / d. / sublimation.
____ 19. Which of the following phase changes is an endothermic change?
a. / condensation / c. / depositionb. / vaporization / d. / freezing
____ 20. Which of the following phase changes is an exothermic change?
a. / sublimation / c. / vaporizationb. / deposition / d. / melting
____ 21. The state of matter that exists at extremely low temperatures is called a
a. / plasma / c. / supersaturated crystalb. / Bose-Einstein condensate / d. / cold deposit
____ 22. Materials can be classified as solids, liquids or gases based on whether their shapes and ______are definite or variable.
a. / colors / c. / volumesb. / textures / d. / densities
____ 23. The ______theory of matter states that all particles of matter are in constant motion.
a. / potential / c. / gravitationalb. / solid / d. / kinetic
____ 24. The phase change that is the reverse of deposition is ______.
a. / sublimation / c. / vaporizationb. / condensation / d. / melting
____ 25. During a(n) ______change, a system absorbs energy from its surroundings.
a. / exothermic / c. / internalb. / endothermic / d. / external
Integrated Science Chapter 3 PRETEST (updated 2010)
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 3.1.1
2. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 3.1.1
3. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 3.1.2
4. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 3.1.2
5. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 3.1.3
6. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 3.1.3
7. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 3.3.1
8. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 3.3.1
9. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 3.3.2
10. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 3.3.2
11. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 3.3.2
12. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 3.3.2
13. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 3.3.3
14. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 3.3.3
15. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 3.3.4
16. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 3.3.4
17. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 3.3.4
18. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 3.3.4
19. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 3.3.5
20. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 3.3.5
21. ANS: B PTS: 1
22. ANS: C PTS: 1
23. ANS: D PTS: 1
24. ANS: A PTS: 1
25. ANS: B PTS: 1