Science Practice Test Template
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ID: A
Chap 3 Test Practice
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Temperature is a measure of the average _____ energy of the particles in the object.
a.
thermal
c.
potential
b.
kinetic
d.
chemical
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2. The heavier a particle, the _____ it moves.
a.
slower
c.
less
b.
faster
d.
more
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3. What determines the speed of the atoms and molecules of a particular substance?
a.
size of the atoms and molecules
c.
Both (a) and (b)
b.
temperature of the substance
d.
None of the above
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4. Which state of matter will hold its shape without a container?
a.
solid
c.
gas
b.
liquid
d.
plasma
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5. The kinetic theory states that the higher the temperature, the faster the
a.
particles that make up a substance move.
b.
bonds between atoms break down.
c.
molecules of gas rush together.
d.
lighter particles within a substance clump together.
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6. The change of a substance from a solid directly to a gas is called
a.
condensation.
c.
melting.
b.
evaporation.
d.
sublimation.
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7. Evaporation refers to the change of state from a
a.
liquid to a gas.
c.
solid to a liquid.
b.
gas to a liquid.
d.
liquid to a solid.
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8. The law of conservation of mass states that mass cannot be
a.
burned.
c.
created or destroyed.
b.
changed in form.
d.
heated or cooled.
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9. Ice floats in water because it is
a.
more dense than water.
c.
colder than water.
b.
less dense than water.
d.
warmer than water.
____ 10. Buoyant force is the _____ force exerted on an object immersed or floating on a liquid.
a.
lateral
c.
downward
b.
upward
d.
tensile
____ 11. As the temperature of a fixed amount of gas at constant volume decreases, its pressure
a.
decreases.
c.
increases.
b.
stays the same.
d.
None of the above
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