Chapter 3 Review

1. Which of the states of matter has a definite shape and volume?

2. List the five changes of state. Tell whether energy is taken in or released in each change.

3. Name and briefly describe the three gas laws.

4. All matter is made of atoms and molecules that are constantly doing what?

Tell which state of matter is being described.

5. The particles can slide past each other, but are still packed together.

6. The particles have broken down and become ionized.

7. The particles are in a rigid, fixed structure.

8. The particles are in constant motion and rarely stick together.

9. What is the process of a solid changing directly into a gas called?

10. What is the process of a gas changing directly into a solid called?

11. What is the temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid known as?

12. Which of the following is not considered a fluid?

a. air b. water
c. carbon dioxide d. wood

13. Force divided by the area over which the force is exerted is the calculation for what?

14. What is the upward force exerted on an object immersed or floating in a liquid?

15. Boyle’s law relates the pressure of a gas to what?

16. Charles’s law relates the volume of a gas to what?

17. What is the gas law that relates the temperature and pressure of a gas?

18. Which of these properties is shared by solids, liquids, and gases?

a. They expand to fill their containers. b. Their particles are in constant motion.
c. They are easily compressible. d. They are fluids

19. Which state of matter has a definite volume, but not a definite shape?

20. What is the principle states that the buoyant force on an object in a fluid is an upward
force equal to the weight of the fluid that the object displaces?

21. How does the density of an object that sinks into a fluid compare to the density of the
fluid?

22. An upward force equal to the weight of the displaced fluid exerts a(n)
_______________________ force on any object immersed in or floating on a fluid.

23. When an object floats, the buoyant force is greater than the force of
_______________________.

24. Unlike other states of matter, _______________________ expand to fill their containers.

25. Explain how gases are different from liquids and solids, giving four examples of
properties of gases. (This question will be on test).

26. What is the equation for finding pressure? Be able to solve equations for pressure.