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 C
b. / 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 change
b. / 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. / boiling
b. / 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. / deposition
b. / vaporization / d. / freezing

____ 20. Which of the following phase changes is an exothermic change?

a. / sublimation / c. / vaporization
b. / deposition / d. / melting

____ 21. The state of matter that exists at extremely low temperatures is called a

a. / plasma / c. / supersaturated crystal
b. / 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. / volumes
b. / textures / d. / densities

____ 23. The ______theory of matter states that all particles of matter are in constant motion.

a. / potential / c. / gravitational
b. / solid / d. / kinetic

____ 24. The phase change that is the reverse of deposition is ______.

a. / sublimation / c. / vaporization
b. / condensation / d. / melting

____ 25. During a(n) ______change, a system absorbs energy from its surroundings.

a. / exothermic / c. / internal
b. / 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