Changes in State
States of Matter
Density
Mass
Material Properties
100

Speed up, slow down, or disappear?   This happens to the molecules when water boils

Molecules will speed up

100

Vibrate in place, slide past each other, or fly around freely?

Which describes the particles in a liquid.

Slide past each other

100

Don't be stubborn. Use mass and volume to calculate this.

Density

100

Although weight may change, this does not whether an astronaut is on Earth or on the Moon.

Mass

100

Which would make the best handle for a cooking pan?

Glass      Iron       Copper      Rubber

Rubber

200

Speed up, slow down, break apart, or are unaffected?  This happens to molecules when a substance loses heat energy?

Molecules slow down
200

Vibrate in place, slide past each other, fly around freely?

Which describes the particles in a gas.

Fly around freely

200

Because solid water is less dense than liquid water, you would expect it to do this.

Float

200

Don't get all broken up if you can't remember this: The mass of an object changes when        A. changes shape  B. loses a piece  C. gets hotter      D. gets colder

Loses a piece

200

Metalloids are important in the computer industry because they're.

A. brittle       B. good semiconductors      C. acidic 

B. good semiconductors

300

Energy, Mass, or Size of molecules?

This also changes when a liquid turns to a solid.

Energy

300

You'll do yourself a favor if you remember that molecules are closest together in this state of matter.

Solid

300

An object's specific gravity is greater than 1. What will the object do in water?

Sink

300

What happens to mass if the shape of the matter is changed?

Nothing, mass remains the same.

300

Sam uses this material in a closed circuit to light a light bulb.

A. Copper        B. Wood      C. Glass     D. Rubber

Copper

400

This must be added to a substance to cause melting or evaporation?

Energy / Heat

400

What are particles in a solid doing?

Vibrating in place

400
Water (1), oil (.9), glycerin (1.25), & alcohol (.81) are poured in a cylinder. Which will end up on the bottom?

Glycerin

400

If the density and volume are known, what can be calculated?

Mass

400

Juan checks the malleability of tin by...

A. applying heat           B. applying constant pressure   C. freezing it

B. Applying constant pressure

500

Above boiling point, Above sublimation point or Below melting point?

Which answer is why aluminum is solid at room temperature?  


Below melting point

500

Some rock bands know that this is the state of matter in which particles are the furthest apart.

It's a gas

500

Why does a can of Diet Coke float in water?

Its specific gravity is  less than 1

500

A box of books has mass of 100 kilograms on Earth. What would the mass of the box of books be on Mars?

100 kilograms

500
This physical property is most important when selecting strong materials. Quack, quack.

Malleability       Conductivity        Ductility     Luster

Ductility