Physical Science

The amount of energy needed to change a material from the solid state to the liquid state is the heat of

A. vaporization
B. condensation
C. fusion

Matter that has a definite volume and definite shape is a

A. solid
B. liquid
C. gas

When heated, most matter will

A. contract
B. expand
C. condense

The pressure of a gas will increase as the volume of the container decreases provided temperature does not change.

A. Boyle's law
B. Charles's law
C. Bernoulli's principle

A gaslike mixture with no definite volume or shape that is made up of positively and negatively charged particles is a

A. liquid
B. gas
C. plasma

Matter with no definite volume and no definite shape is a

A. solid
B. gas
C. liquid

Matter in which particles are arranged in repeating geometric patterns is a

A. solid
B. gas
C. liquid

Who was the SI unit of pressure named for?

A. Daniel Bernoulli
B. Blaise Pascal
C. Robert Boyle

The amount of energy needed to change a material from a liquid to a gas is athe heat of

A. vaporization
B. condensation
C. fusion

The idea that the volume of a gas increases with increasing temperature provided the pressure does not change is

A. Boyle's law
B. Charles's law
C. Bernoulli's principle

Liquids which keep some ordered structure are

A. plasma
B. amorphous
C. liquid crystals

Matter that has a definite volume and no definite shape is a

A. solid
B. liquid
C. gas

Matter in which the particles are free to move in all directions until they have spread evenly throughout their container is a

A. solid
B. liquid
C. gas

The particles that make up a solid move slower than do the particles that make up a gas.

True or False
True False

The buoyant force on an object ina fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.

A. Charles's law
B. Bernoulli's principle
C. Archimedes' principle

The equation P₁V₁ = constant = P₂V₂ applies to _______.

A. Charles's law
B. Boyle's law
C. Pascal's principle