1. October 06, 2008
Review for Properties of Matter Test
Particle Theory
What are the 4 statements in the particle theory?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Why is it easier to compress a gas than a liquid?
What are the names for the different changes of state?
Solid --> Liquid: __________ Liquid --> Solid: __________
Liquid --> Gas: __________ Gas --> Liquid: __________
Solid --> Gas: __________

2. October 06, 2008
solid iron liquid iron
What's the difference between solid and liquid iron in terms of:
...how close the atoms are to each other?
...the volume?
Why must heat be removed to change liquid iron to solid iron?
What happens to the volume of water as it's frozen that does NOT happen
to all other substances?
What happens to the temperature of a substance while it is changing
state?
Do you remember the heating curve?
Do you remember the changes of state lab?

3. October 06, 2008
What are the effects of salt and antifreeze...
on the boiling point of water? _________________
on the freezing point of water? ________________
Why does salt melt ice?

4. October 06, 2008
Pressure, Volume, Temperature
How does the air inside a balloon hold the rubber out? That is, what
causes pressure?
The air pressure inside an automobile tire increases when the tire
becomes warm. Why is this so?

5. October 06, 2008
If temperature is constant, what happens to pressure as volume
changes?

6. October 06, 2008
If pressure is constant, what happens to volume as temperature
changes?
Why do truck drivers need to be especially conscious of tire
pressure during the summer?
What do you need to do to change a solid to a liquid to a gas?

7. October 06, 2008
If volume is constant, what happens to pressure as temperature
changes?
Why should you poke holes in a potato before putting it in the
oven for baking?

8. October 06, 2008
When you squeezed the Cartesian diver...
...what happened to the volume of
air inside the dropper?
...what happened to the pressure of
the air inside the dropper?
...what happened to the temperature of
the air inside the dropper?
...why did the dropper sink?