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States Of Matter - Questions

The States Of Matter Concept Builder is comprised of 23 questions organized into 17 Question Groups and spread across three unique activities. The first activity - Who Am I? - includes 8 Questions which distinguish between the contrasting properties of solids, liquids and gases. The second activity - Changes of State - includes 1 multi-part Question that targets student ability to name each of six different state transitions (melting, freezing, vaporization, condensation, sublimation, and deposition). The third activity - Heating Curves - targets student ability to analyze and interpret a heating curve. The questions for each of these activities is shown below.

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States Of Matter

 
 
Activity 1: Who Am I?
Question Group 1
Question 1
I am not even aware of my intermolecular forces.
I have intermolecular forces; they are just not strong enough to hold my particles in place.
I have intermolecular forces that are stronger than any state; they do a fine job holding my particles in place.
 
 
Question Group 2
Question 2
Some people call me rigid. So if you hit me, it's probably going to hurt you.
I'm not even close to rigid. So if you try to hit me, my particles will just move out of the way.
I have a mild degree of rigidity. So if you hit me, I'll offer some resistance; but mainly I'll make a splash.
 
 
Question Group 3
Question 3
I have particles that are very close together and arranged in a very orderly manner.
I have particles that are close together but I make no effort to put them in any arrangement.
I have particles that are spaced far apart and they move so much they have little time to arrange themselves.
 
 
Question Group 4
Question 4
I have a fixed shape and volume, regardless of the container that holds me.
I have a fixed volume but my shape depends on the container that holds me.
I have a variable shape and variable volume, both of which depend on the container that holds me.
 
 
Question Group 5
Question 5
I have particles that are constantly on the go, moving about the entire container at high speeds.
I have particles that can both vibrate and move about the container, but don't expect them to win any races.
I have particles that vibrate about their fixed position but the forces between them prevent them from moving.

 
 
 
Question Group 6
Question 6
I'm not easily compressed. And forget about any hopes of me flowing.
I am quite easily compressed under the influence of an external force and flow is my middle name.
I am not easily compressed when external forces are applied but I'm ready to flow if you tip my container.
 
 
Question Group 7
Question 7
I had a caricature made of me resting in my container. It looks like this:
 
    
(The order of graphics is randomized.)
 
 
Question Group 8
Question 8
I have the following artist-drawn portrait of me hanging above my fireplace.
 
    
(The order of graphics is randomized.)
 
 
 
 
Activity 2: State Changes
Question Group 9
Question 9
Identify the names of the state changes depicted in the diagram.
 
 
 
Question 10
Identify the names of the state changes depicted in the diagram.
 
 
 
Question 11
Identify the names of the state changes depicted in the diagram.
 
 
 
 
Question 12
Identify the names of the state changes depicted in the diagram.
 
 
 
 
 

 
Activity 3: Heating Curves
Question Group 10
Question 13
A substance is placed in a closed vessel. The substance is continuously heated and its temperature monitored, leading to the heating curvebelow. Five regions of the heating curve are labeled with a number.
 
 
During which numbered region of the graph is there ...
    ... only solid present?
    ... only liquid present?
    ... only gas present?
 
 
Question Group 11
Question 14
A substance is placed in a closed vessel. The substance is continuously heated and its temperature monitored, leading to the heating curvebelow. Five regions of the heating curve are labeled with a number.
 
 
During which numbered region of the graph is there ...
    ... a mixure of solid and liquid present?
    ... a mixure of liquid and gas present?
    ... a mixure of solid and gas present?
 
 
Question Group 12
Question 15
A substance is placed in a closed vessel. The substance is continuously heated and its temperature monitored, leading to the heating curvebelow. Five regions of the heating curve are labeled with a number.
 
 
During which numbered region(s) of the graph does ...
     ... melting take place?
     ... boiling take place?
     ... sublimation take place?
 
 
Question Group 13
Question 16
A substance is placed in a closed vessel. The substance is continuously heated and its temperature monitored, leading to the heating curvebelow. Five regions of the heating curve are labeled with a number.
 
 
During which numbered region(s) of the graph does the addition of heat lead to a temperature change? Select all that apply.
 
 
Question Group 14
Question 17
A substance is placed in a closed vessel. The substance is continuously heated and its temperature monitored, leading to the heating curvebelow. Five regions of the heating curve are labeled with a number.
 
 
During which numbered region(s) of the graph does the addition of heat lead to a state change? Select all that apply.
 
 
Question Group 15
Question 18
A substance is placed in a closed vessel. The substance is continuously heated and its temperature monitored, leading to the heating curvebelow. Five regions of the heating curve are labeled with a number.
 
 
Match the particle representations shown below to a numbered region of the graph.
 
 
 
Question 19
A substance is placed in a closed vessel. The substance is continuously heated and its temperature monitored, leading to the heating curvebelow. Five regions of the heating curve are labeled with a number.
 
 
Match the particle representations shown below to a numbered region of the graph.
 
 
 
Question 20
A substance is placed in a closed vessel. The substance is continuously heated and its temperature monitored, leading to the heating curvebelow. Five regions of the heating curve are labeled with a number.
 
 
Match the particle representations shown below to a numbered region of the graph.
 
 
 
Question 21
A substance is placed in a closed vessel. The substance is continuously heated and its temperature monitored, leading to the heating curvebelow. Five regions of the heating curve are labeled with a number.
 
 
Match the particle representations shown below to a numbered region of the graph.
 
 
 
Question Group 16
Question 22
A substance is placed in a closed vessel. The substance is continuously heated and its temperature monitored, leading to the heating curvebelow. Five regions of the heating curve are labeled with a number.
 
 
During which region of the graph does the addition of heat cause particles to vibrate more vigorously while remaining in an otherwise locked position?
 
 
Question Group 17
Question 23
A substance is placed in a closed vessel. The substance is continuously heated and its temperature monitored, leading to the heating curvebelow. Five regions of the heating curve are labeled with a number.
 
 
During which region of the graph does the addition of heat cause particles to move about the entire container at even higher speeds?