THE THREE STATES OF MATTER Section A Instructions: Circle the correct answers from A, B, C, and D

1 Amin has done an investigation on substance X. It has no fixed shape, has fixed volume and mass. Based on the characteristics given, which of the following could possibly be substance X? A B Cooking oil Bread C D Cake Apple

2 Which of the following statement below involved in the process of condensation? A D Water turns to steam Formation of clouds C D ice turns into water Water is cooled to become ice cubes.

3 Which of the following is not true about the properties of solid? A B C D Solid has fixed shape Solid has fixed volume Solid can be compressed Solid has mass

4 Which of the following is true based on the characteristics of materials given below?

Solids A B C Book, ruler Water, sponge Iron, syrup

Liquids Lime juice, oil Mercury, oil Steam, water Milk, oxygen

D Jelly, nail

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The diagram above shows the condition of balloons P before and after they are being pricked. What can you conclude about the diagram? A B C D Air is heavy Air has mass Air has fixed shape Air has fixed volume

Based on the diagram above, what is the process involved when clouds are formed? A B C D Boiling Melting Evaporation Condensation

7 Which of the following materials/ substance below is in the form of liquid at room temperature?

A B C D

Water Rice Powder Brown sugar

Water from both beakers as shown in the diagram above is poured together in a new empty beaker. What is the temperature of the water after they are mixed?. A B 100C 70C C D 5C 0C

Some clothes are hung on the clothes line as shown below.

What is the process that makes the clothes above dry? A B C D Boiling Melting Evaporation Condensation

10 The towels of the same thickness are hung as shown below.

Those towels will take a shorter time to dry if A it is a rainy day . B it is hot and windy. C the air is still D it is cloudy

11 A B C D

Which of the following statement below is true about the process of evaporation? It happens only at the temperature of 100C. It only takes place during hot weather. It needs sunlight for the process to take place. It occurs at the surface of a liquid at any temperature.

12 The diagram below shows some ice cubes being put inside a beaker of pineapple juice. After sometime some water droplets were seen outside the beaker. Ice cubes Water droplets

The water droplets in the diagram above shows that A B C D The ice cubes melt to form water droplets. The pineapple juice evaporates to form water. The pineapple juice becomes cold and form water. The water vapour condenses when it touches a cold surface.

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Which of the following is the result of evaporation? A B C D Bread becomes hard when toasted. Ice in a bowl melts. Water in a glass after sometime becomes dry. Water turns to ice.

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Salmi has just finished mopping the floor of her office. What should she do to make the floor dry faster? A B C D Switch on the light. Close all the windows. Sprinkle water on the floor. Switch on the fan at the highest speed.

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Based on the observation on the diagram above, what is process X? A B Evaporation Condensation C D Melting Boiling

16 Which of the following processes below are involved in the formation of clouds and rain? A B C D Evaporation and condensation Freezing and evaporation Evaporation and melting Melting and condensation.

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The diagram below shows an investigation done by a group of pupils.

What are the processes involved in the investigation above? A B C D Freezing and condensation only Freezing and evaporation Evaporation and condensation Only condensation takes place.

18 What are the properties of a gas?

A B C D Gas has no mass. Gas cannot be easily compressed. Gas has mass and has fixed shape. Gas has no fixed shape, has mass and can be easily compressed.

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Condensation takes place when ice is heated water is cooled water is boiling gas or steam is cooled

A B C

20 Atan was eating some hot soup. Then he noticed that tiny droplets of water were formed on his spectacles. What is the process that took place when droplets of water were formed on his spectacles? A B C D Condensation Evaporation Melting Boiling

21 The rate of evaporation takes place quickly if A B C D The surrounding temperature is high and windy The surrounding temperature is very low. It is a rainy day It is very cloudy

22 A B C D

Which of the following is not in the same group? Water, oil, petroleum Stick, plastic, wood Air, oxygen, hydrogen Carbon dioxide, helium, water

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The diagram below shows the changes in the states of water.

Which of the following processes takes place at X? A B C D Freezing Melting Boiling Condensation

24 Liquid

gas

liquid

The figure above shows the changes in the states of water. What is the process involved at X and Y. X A B C D Evaporation Boiling Evaporation Boiling Y Condensation Melting Boiling Condensation

25 The information below shows the characteristics of a process. Happens at any temperature Takes place only on the surface of the water Occurs continuously

Which of the following shows the above process? A Condensation Freezing B Evaporation Boiling

26 Which of the following processes is matched correctly to the change in the states of matter?
Process A. B C D Freezing Melting Evaporation Condensation Change in state Liquid Gas to Solid to Gas to gas liquid gas liquid

27 The rate of evaporation of water is affected by A B C D wind and clouds wind and rain cold weather and rain hot weather and strong wind

28 When the air is pumped into a balloon, the size of the balloon gets bigger and bigger. This shows that air A B C D can move occupies space has a fixed shape cannot be compressed.

29 Some liquids flow faster than others. Which of the following liquids below flow the slowest? A B C D Condensed milk Tomato sauce Shampoo Water

30 Which of the following process shows the changes of a substance from liquid to solid? A B C D Evaporation Boiling Melting Freezing

Section B Instructions: Write your answers in the space provided.

1 A group of students from 5 Arif have done an investigation. Two ice cubes of different sizes were put into two beakers P and Q as shown in Diagram 1 below.

Ice cubes

Diagram 1 The temperature of water in beaker P and Q was recorded as shown in table 1 below.

Beaker P Q

Initial Temperature (C) 30 30 Table 1

Temperature after the melting of ice (C) 15 25

(a) What is the aim of the investigation? (b) i) What is changed in the investigation ? ii) What is observed? . (c) State two things that should be kept the same in the investigation. i). ii)

(d) What can you conclude from the investigation? .

2 The table below shows an investigation done on the changes of water level in a beaker when it is placed under the sunlight for four hours.

Time 8.00 a.m. 9.00 a.m. 10.00 a.m. 11.00 a.m. 12.00 noon Table 1 a)

Water level in a beaker (ml) 200 198 193 185 170

What is the aim of the investigation?

.. b) What is the pattern of the water level in a beaker as the time changes?

c) i) What is being changed?

.. ii) What is observed? . d) What conclusion can you make from the investigation?

3 Three shirts of the same sizes were soaked in the same amount of water. They were allowed to dry under different conditions for two hours.The time taken for the shirts to dry were recorded. Places where the shirts were dried. The time taken for the shirts to dry. (minutes)

Shirts

R S T

Under the Sun Under the Sun with strong wind Under the shade, no wind

35 25 70

a) What is the aim of the investigation? b) i) Which shirt dried the fastest? . . ii) Give your reason based on your answer in (b). ..

c) In the investigation: i) what should be kept the same? . ii ) what should be observed? .

d) What can you conclude from the investigation?

4 The table below shows three beakers X, Y, and Z each filled with 250cm3 of different types of liquid. All the liquids are allowed to flow into an empty container of the same size. The time taken for the liquids to flow are shown in the table.

Beaker X Y Z

Types of liquid Shampoo Condensed milk Water

Time taken to flow into an empty container (sec) 13 30 5

a) What is the purpose of the investigation? .. ... b) Why is condensed milk flow the slowest? .. c) i) What is changed in the above investigation? .. ii) What is being observed?

d) What can you conclude from the investigation?