Changes in States of Matter Quiz

Test your knowledge on states of matter! Explore gas, liquid, solid, and phase transitions with these thermodynamics quiz questions.

#1

Which of the following is an example of a gas?

Water
Iron
Oxygen
Salt
#2

What is the term for the process of a gas turning into a liquid?

Condensation
Sublimation
Evaporation
Deposition
#3

What is the boiling point of water in Celsius?

100°C
0°C
50°C
-100°C
#4

What is the term for the change of a substance directly from a solid to a gas?

Condensation
Sublimation
Evaporation
Deposition
#5

Which of the following states of matter has a definite shape and volume?

Gas
Liquid
Solid
Plasma
#6

What happens to the kinetic energy of particles as a substance changes from a solid to a liquid?

It increases
It decreases
It remains the same
It fluctuates
#7

Which of the following is an example of sublimation?

Ice melting into water
Water evaporating into steam
Dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) turning directly into gas
Wax melting
#8

Which gas is used as a coolant in refrigerators?

Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen
Freon (chlorofluorocarbon)
#9

What happens to the density of a gas when it is compressed?

It decreases
It increases
It remains the same
It becomes zero
#10

Which of the following is a characteristic property of a gas?

Definite shape
Definite volume
High compressibility
Strong intermolecular forces
#11

What is the critical point of a substance?

The point at which a substance becomes a gas
The highest temperature a substance can reach
The temperature and pressure at which the liquid and gas phases of a substance become identical
The lowest temperature a substance can reach
#12

At what temperature does absolute zero occur in Celsius?

-273.15°C
0°C
100°C
-100°C
#13

What is the name for the state of matter with no fixed shape or volume?

Gas
Liquid
Solid
Plasma
#14

Which state of matter is characterized by having high temperature and ionized particles?

Solid
Liquid
Gas
Plasma
#15

What is the name of the state of matter in which particles have broken apart into charged ions?

Solid
Liquid
Gas
Plasma

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