Chapter 2, Quiz 2

Question 1

The state of matter in which particles vibrate in fixed positions, giving a substance a fixed shape and volume

Answer 1

Solid

Question 2

The state of matter in which particles are close together but able to move around

Answer 2

Liquid

Question 3

The state of matter in which particles are far apart, move rapidly, and have little interaction with each other

Answer 3

Gas

Question 4

A gas-like state of matter, formed at very high temperatures, that consists of high-energy ions and free electrons

Answer 4

Plasma

Question 5

Anything about a substance that can be observed or measured without altering its chemical composition

Answer 5

Physical Property

Question 6

Any change in matter that does not alter its chemical or nuclear composition

Answer 6

Physical Change

Question 7

A change that alters the chemical composition of a substance

Answer 7

Chemical Change

Question 8

A property of a substance that describes how its chemical identity changes in the presence of another substance or under certain conditions

Answer 8

Chemical Property

Question 9

The change of state from a solid to a liquid

Answer 9

Melting

Question 10

The temperature at which a solid turns to a liquid

Answer 10

Melting Point

Question 11

The change of state from a liquid to a solid

Answer 11

Freezing

Question 12

The change of state from a liquid to a gas (vapor)

Answer 12

Vaporization

Question 13

The relatively slow form of vaporization in which a liquid particles obtain sufficient energy to change the gaseous state through the random collisions of particles

Answer 13

Evaporation

Question 14

The relatively fast form of vaporization in which the energy within a liquid creates higher pressure within the liquid than the air pressure outside the liquid

Answer 14

Boiling

Question 15

The temperature at which a liquid starts to boil

Answer 15

Boiling Point

Question 16

The law that states that matter can neither be created nor destroyed, but can only change form

Answer 16

Law of Conservation of Matter

Question 17

The change of state from a gas (vapor) to a liquid

Answer 17

Condensation

Question 18

The change in state directly from a solid to a gas (vapor) without melting first

Answer 18

Sublimation

Question 19

The change in state directly from a gas (vapor) to a solid without condensing first

Answer 19

Deposition

Question 20

A physical form of matter determined by the forces between and energy of its particles

Answer 20

State of Matter

Question 21

Energy that an object possesses due to its motion

Answer 21

Kinetic Energy

Question 22

A solid with particles arranged in regular, repeating patterns

Answer 22

Crystalline Solid

Question 23

A solid that consists of a mass of particles with no discernible pattern

Answer 23

Amorphous Solid

Question 24

A measure of a fluid’s resistance to flowing

Answer 24

Viscosity

Question 25

The coldest temperature possible

Answer 25

Absolute Zero

Question 26

The physical property indicating how easily a material can be pulled into a wire

Answer 26

Ductility

Question 27

The physical property indicating how easily a material can be hammered or pressed into sheets

Answer 27

Malleability

Question 28

The physical property indicating how easily a material transfers thermal energy or electric charge

Answer 28

Conductivity

Question 29

The physical property indicating how well a substance reflects light

Answer 29

Luster

Question 30

A process that rearranges the atoms in one or more substances into one or more new substances

Answer 30

Chemical Reaction

Question 31

The chemical property indicating to what degree a material reacts with another substance

Answer 31

Reactivity

Question 32

The chemical property indicating how well a material burns in the presence of oxygen

Answer 32

Flammability

Question 33

A diagram summarizing the temperature and pressure conditions under which a pure substance exists as a solid, liquid, or gas

Answer 33

Phase Diagram

Question 34

The temperature and pressure at which the solid, liquid, and vapor stats of a substance exist in equilibrium

Answer 34

Triple Point