Test your knowledge of phase changes and latent heat.
1
What phase change occurs when a solid becomes a liquid?
2
Which phase change occurs when ice turns directly into water vapor?
3
What phase change occurs when water vapor becomes liquid water?
4
Which process is the reverse of condensation?
5
A car mechanic had a sealed bucket containing a substance in the gas phase.
She left the bucket outside over the weekend. When she returned, the substance
had changed phase, and the substance was in the liquid phase. What happened
to the molecules of this substance?
6
A chef finds a sealed container consisting of an ingredient that goes into his
restaurant’s secret sauce. The ingredient’s molecules are moving in place.
What will happen if the chef causes the ingredient to change phase by transferring
energy into it?
After the phase change, the ingredient’s molecules will move . . .
7
Workers find two substances. One is a toxic chemical. The other is a safe chemical. Both
chemicals are liquids at room temperature. As a test, the workers transfer the same
amount of energy out of the two containers and find that only the toxic chemical changes
phase. How is the toxic chemical different from the safe chemical?
The toxic chemical has a . . .
8
Cesar and Ming were investigating a see-through container of water. Water can be a
solid, liquid, or gas. At first, Cesar and Ming said the water molecules were moving
in place. Later, the water molecules were moving around each other. What change
did they observe to the water?
9
A company uses a substance that is a solid under normal conditions. This
substance will be used in extreme conditions, which could make the substance’s
molecules move faster and cause a phase change. How would this phase change
occur, and how would the molecules of the substance be affected under these
extreme conditions?
Energy would be transferred . . .
10
The are two different substances in sealed
containers. Substance A has a weaker molecular attraction and substance B has a stronger molecular attraction. At room temperature, both substances are liquids. A scientist transfers
the same amount of energy into both substances. One substance changes phase,
but the other does not. Which chemical changed phase, and why did it change?
11
A student left a jar of water outside his home. Water can be a solid, liquid, or gas.
When he put the jar outside, the water was liquid. Twelve hours later, the water had
changed phase and was a gas. What happened to the water molecules?
12
Refrigerators are able to transfer energy out of a substance. At first, the substance
is a gas. The refrigerator changes the phase of the substance by transferring energy
out of it. How does this change affect the substance’s molecules?
After the phase change, the molecules move . . .
13
Detectives find two substances at a crime scene. One is a poison, and the other
is a cleaning chemical. At room temperature, both substances are liquids. To test
the substances, the detectives transfer the same amount of energy into both
substances, but only the cleaning chemical changes phase. How is the cleaning
chemical different from the poison?
The cleaning chemical has a . . .
14
Scientists have a container of water. Water can be a solid, liquid, or gas. At first,
the water molecules in the container were moving around each other. Later, the
water molecules were moving in place. What change did the scientists observe?
15
An Earth scientist brought an unknown substance from underground back to her
lab. The substance was in the gas phase, and was put into a sealed tank as shown
above. She slowed down the molecules inside the tank and the substance changed
phase. How did she do this, and how did it affect the molecules?
She transferred energy . . .
16
Two different cars, the Model S which has a weaker molecular attraction and Model T which has a stronger molecular attraction, use different substances in their engines . At room temperature, both
substances are liquids. A car mechanic transferred the same amount of energy
out of the two containers, but only one substance changed phase. Which car’s
substance changed phase, and how did it change?
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