States of Matter & Thermal Capacity Quiz
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1. In which state are particles arranged randomly but close together, sliding past one another?
- A. Solid
- B. Liquid
- C. Gas
- D. Plasma
2. What is conserved when ice melts into water?
- A. Volume
- B. Density
- C. Mass
- D. Temperature
3. What does specific heat capacity measure?
- A. Energy to change state of 1 kg
- B. Energy to raise the temperature of 1 kg by 1 °C
- C. Energy released when 1 kg cools completely
- D. Mass per unit volume
4. 1 kg of water (L = 334 000 J/kg) is melting. How much energy is needed?
- A. 334 J
- B. 3340 J
- C. 33 400 J
- D. 334 000 J
5. On a heating graph for a solid being heated past its melting point, why is there a flat section at the melting point?
- A. The heater is switched off
- B. All the energy input raises the kinetic energy of the particles
- C. All the energy input is used to overcome bonds between particles (latent heat), not to raise temperature
- D. The thermometer is broken