States of Matter Quizz

1. Which of the following is not matter?

Sound

Water

Book

Air

Question 1 of 20

2. Liquids are called fluids because:

Particles of a liquid have no force of attraction between them.

Particles of a liquid have spaces between them.

Liquids do not fill the whole container in which they are placed.

Liquids can flow.

Question 2 of 20

3. When we put some crystals of potassium permanganate in a beaker containing water, we observe that after sometime, the whole water turns pink. This is due to:

Brownian motion

Melting

Sublimation

Diffusion

Question 3 of 20

4. A stream of water cannot be cut by fingers. Demonstrate that.

Particles of matter attract each other.

Particles of matter have spaces between them.

Particles of matter are continuously moving.

None of the above.

Question 4 of 20

5. Which of the following state of matter takes the shape of container in which it is filled?

Solid

Liquid

Gas

Both liquid and gas.

Question 5 of 20

6. In which state of matter, the distance between the particles is least?

Solid

Liquid

Gas

None of the above.

Question 6 of 20

7. Look at the figure given below.

The increasing dilution of potassium permanganate solution with water fades the pink colour of the solution. This explains which property of matter?

Matter is indivisible.

Particles of matter are very very small.

Particles of matter occupy space.

Particles of matter are in continuous motion.

Question 7 of 20

8. Which of the following state has maximum intermolecular forces of attraction?

Water

Water vapour

Ice

Same in all states of matter.

Question 8 of 20

9. Sponge is a solid yet we are able to compress it. Why?

A sponge is a porous substance in which water is trapped.

A sponge is hollow solid in which air is trapped.

A sponge is a delicate solid in which oxygen gas is trapped.

A sponge is a solid that has minute holes in which air is trapped.

Question 9 of 20

10. Spreading of fragrance of a burning incense stick in a room shows that:

Particles of matter have spaces between them.

Particles of matter attract each other.

Particles of matter are constantly moving.

None of the above.

Question 10 of 20

11. Name the state of matter which has least compressibility.

Liquid

Solid

Gas

None of the above

Question 11 of 20

12. Why does a gas exert pressure on walls of the container?

Because particles of gas are static.

Because particles of gas hit the walls of container.

Because particles of gas react with each other.

None of the above.

Question 12 of 20

13. When we put a drop of ink in water taken in a glass, it spreads in the water making the water in glass entirely coloured. Which property of matter does it exhibit?

Particles of matter have spaces between them.

Matter consists of large number of particles.

Particles of matter are very small in size.

Particles of matter are continuously moving.

Question 13 of 20

14. A wooden table is solid because:

It is rigid.

It has definite shape.

It has definite volume.

All of the above.

Question 14 of 20

15. Which of the following state of matter is easily compressible?

Solid

Liquid

Gas

None of the above.

Question 15 of 20

16. What kind of energy does particles of matter possess?

Sound energy

Solar energy

Electrical energy

Kinetic energy

Question 16 of 20

17. Why is the rate of diffusion of liquids higher than that of solids?

In the liquid state, particles are tightly packed.

In the liquid state, particles move freely as compared to solids.

In solid state, particles have least force of attraction between the particles.

In solid state, particles cannot be compressed easily.

Question 17 of 20

18. What happens when you add sugar to water?

Volume of water doubles.

Volume of water decreases.

Volume of water remains the same.

None of the above.

Question 18 of 20

19. What happens when we make tea, coffee or lemonade?

Particles of one type of matter don’t get mixed up with particles of other type of matter.

Particles of one type form a layer over another type of matter.

Particles of one type of matter form a covering around the particles of other type of matter.

Particles of one type of matter get into the spaces of the other type of matter.

Question 19 of 20

20. How do you define matter?

Anything that has mass is matter.

Anything that has a characteristic smell is matter.

Anything that occupies space and has mass is matter.

Anything that occupies space is a matter.

Question 20 of 20