Study Guide-States of Matter
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. SPI 0807.9.6 (States of Matter)
Source: 2009 TDOE Practice Test Quests (Number 17)
Which diagram best shows the type of particle arrangement associated with a gas?
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2. SPI 0807.9.6 (States of Matter)
Particles in a substance are loosely packed together, but they can slide past each other. The substance
most likely is a...?
a. gas only.
b. gas or solid only.
c. liquid only.
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3. SPI 0807.9.6 (States of Matter)
Each particle in a sample of matter vibrates but does not move from its location. In what state of
matter is the sample?
a. plasma
b. solid
c. gas
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4. SPI 0807.9.6 (States of Matter)
A substance has particles that are close together with no regular arrangement. The particles vibrate
and slide past each other. The substance is difficult to compress and flows easily. This substance is
most likely a...?
a. gas
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b. liquid
c. plasma
5. SPI 0807.9.6 (States of Matter)
Particles in a substance are widely separated from each other and move independently from
place to place. The substance could be a...?
a. gas or solid only.
b. solid only.
c. gas only.
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6. SPI 0807.9.6 (States of Matter)
A student created this bar graph to show how the physical state of matter is related to another factor.
Which of these is the most appropriate label for the graph’s vertical axis?
a. speed of particle
c. electrical charge
b. weight
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7. SPI 0807.9.6 (States of Matter)
Below are three diagrams showing phases of matter at the molecular level
Which diagram best represents a liquid and why?
a. Diagram 3.
---Particles are not packed together, and they are free to move about in all
directions
b. Diagram 2.
---Particles are closely packed, but they are free to slide past one another.
c. Both diagrams 2 and 3.
---Displays molecules with two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
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8. SPI 0807.9.6 (States of Matter)
Diagrams of molecular arrangements are shown below.
The molecular arrangement of a solid is best represented in...?
a. diagram 3.
b. diagrams 1 and 2.
c. diagram 1.
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9. SPI 0807.9.6 (States of Matter)
The diagram below shows how a change in temperature affects the physical state of substance. Each
of the labeled points represents the same substance at a different temperature.
Which point represents the substance in the physical state with the particles moving the least?
a. point W
b. point Z
c. point X
____ 10. SPI 0807.9.6 (States of Matter)
Which diagram below best represents the phase change of ice to water?
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b.
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Study Guide-States of Matter
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