1C - Introduction to Particles Knowledge Test

Candidate Name:
1) What are the properties of solids?


2) What are the properties of liquids?


3) What are the properties of gases?


4) What is a fluid?


5) What is anything with mass made of?


6) How are the particles arranged in solids?


7) How are the particles arranged in liquids?


8) How are the particles arranged in gases?


9) What property do substances which have particles that are able to move relative to each other have?


10) What is density?


11) How can we use the a eureka can to measure the volume of an object?


12) How does the density change between solid, liquid and gas?


13) What happens when a solid is heated but does not yet melt?


14) What happens to particles when they are heated?


15) What happens to the force of collision of particles when heated?


16) At what temperature would particles ever be stationary?


17) What common chemical is an anomaly and actually less dense as a solid?


18) What are the processes of a solid turning into a liquid and a liquid turning into a gas called? What are the processes called changing from a gas to a liquid?


19) What is the process of a solid turning into a gas called?


20) Do uncharged particles attract or repel each other?


21) How do the forces of attraction and collision determine the state of matter?


22) Why are liquids able to pour and take the shape of their containers?


23) What effect does energy have on the forces of attraction during melting?


24) How does the mass of water change as an ice cube melts?


25) What does the term 'conservation of mass' mean?


26) Why does the mass change during evaporation?


27) How can we represent the changes of state in diagram form?


28) What is internal energy?


29) What type of energy do particles gain when they are heated?


30) How does the internal energy of a material change as state changes?


31) Why does the temperature of water not increase during melting and evaporation?


32) How do the Big Ideas link to this topic?

a) Forces:





b) Particles:





c) Energy:





d) Cells: