States of Matter Quiz

(a) true

(b) false

(a) ice freezes at 0ºC

(b) atoms are solid billiard balls

(c) atoms possess an energy of motion

(d) molecules form solids

(a) hydrogen ions

(b) van der Waals forces

(c) Bose-Einstein attraction

(d) solids

(a) true

(b) false

(a) have a defined shape and volume

(b) have a defined shape but undefined volume

(c) have an undefined shape but defined volume

(d) have both undefined shape and volume

(a) molecules of a gas are spread out and can be squeezed together

(b) molecules of gas can be compresed

(c) gases do not contain molecules

(a) absolute zero

(b) -273.15ºC

(c) both of the above

(a) absolute zero

(b) plasmas

(c) that atoms would attain the same quantum-mechanical state at low temperature

(d) that solids, liquids, and gases were the only states of matter that could exist

(a) true

(b) false

(a) because no energy is exchanged in the process

(b) because frozen substances always keep their surroundings cold

(c) because the energy gained or lost is all used by molecules transitioning from one phase to another

(d) because Albert Einstein predicted it