Multiple Choice: Encircle the letter of the correct answer. 1. Which type of matter has the molecules packed closer together?
a. Solid
b. Liquid
c. Gas
d. Plasma
2. Matter is made up of .
a. Molecules
b. Particles
c. Atom
d. All of them
3. Particles with more energy move than particles with less
energy.
a. Slower and closer together
b. Slower and farther apart
c. Faster and farther apart
d. Faster and closer together
4. Which best describes the particles in a liquid?
a. More freely moving than a gas
b. More freely moving than a
solid
c. Less freely moving than a
solid
d. Completely unmoving
5. Which of the following statements describes a mass?
a. The force of attraction between two bodies.
b. The force of gravity exerts on a body of mass.
c. The amount of matter in an object.
d. The weight of the object from place to place.
6. Any sample of matter has mass and takes up space. The main reason
for this is because .
a. All matter is heavy
b. Matter can be a gas
c. Matter is made up of tiny particles that have mass and take up space
d. The Earth is made of matter
7. When a thermometer is heated, the red liquid inside the thermometer
moves up. This is mainly because .
a. The red liquid is thin.
b. The molecules of the liquid move faster and get a little further apart
c. Hot liquid is lighter
d. The glass of the thermometer gets hot
For question numbers 8-10,
8. To describe a liquid, you could say:
a. The particles of a liquid are not attracted to one another
b. The particles of a liquid are in motion
c. The particles of a liquid are not able to move past one another
d. A liquid has no mass but takes up space
9. To describe a solid, you could say:
a. The particles of a solid are not attracted to each other
b. The particles of a solid can move past one another
c. The particles of a solid vibrate but do not move past one another
d. A solid has mass but does not take up space
10. To describe a gas, you could say:
a. The particles are very attracted to each other
b. The particles are not very attracted to each other
c. The particles are close together like a liquid
d. The particles of a gas are closer apart than the particles in a liquid or
solid