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Describing Matter TEST SCI 104

Question 1 (9 points): Fill in the table below.

Phase of How does How does the Describe the

Matter the container particles of each
container affect the phase in terms of
affect the volume? their energy
shape? (high, medium,
low).
Solid

Liquid

Gas
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Question 2 (6 points): Draw a picture of what the particles look like in each phase. Describe the
speed of movement for the particles in each phase.

Solid

Speed:____________

Liquid

Speed:____________
Gas

Speed:____________
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Question 3 (1 point): Why do the particles in different phases move at different speeds?

Question 4 (3 points): Fill in the blanks in the paragraph below.

When a liquid gains enough ____________*, it may

change from the liquid phase to the _________ phase.
Similarly, when a liquid loses enough _____________*, it
may change from the liquid phase to the ___________
phase.

*These two words are the same.

Question 5 (3 points):

Consider an unknown liquid. You collect 100mL of this liquid and weigh it. It weighs 150g.
Calculate the density of this liquid using the formula:

=

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Question 6 (3 points):

a) Consider the same unknown liquid from Question 5. You boil the liquid until the whole
thing has turned into a gas. You are able to capture all 150g. Has the density of the
substance increased, decreased, or stayed the same? Justify your answer.

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b) If you are told that the volume of the liquid has doubled, what would happen to its
density? HINT: Make up a number for the volume and see what happens when you
reduce the volume by half.

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