Matter In Our Surroundings class – 9

1. In all the three states of water, (i.e. ice, liquid and vapour) chemical
composition of water

(a) is very different

(b) remains same

(c) sometimes same and sometimes different

(d) none of the above

Ans: (b)

2. Which of the following statements is incorrect about the state of matter?

(a) The force of attraction between the gas particles is very less.

(b) Plasma consists of super energetic and super excited particles.

(c) The plasma glows with a special colour depending on the nature of the
gas.

(d) Bose-Einstein condensate is formed by heating gas of extremely low

density.

Ans: (d)

3. Which of the following is not a property of gas?

(a) Gases have a definite shape

(b) Gases have no definite volume

(c) The rate of diffusion of a gas is higher

(d) Gaseous particles are in a state of random motion

Ans: (a)
4. A form of matter that has no fixed shape but has a fixed volume. An
example of this form of matter is ———————

(a) carbon dioxide (b) ice (c) water vapor (d) kerosene

Ans: (d)

5. When heat is constantly supplied by a burner to boiling water, then the

temperature of the water during vaporisation:

(a) Rises very slowly

(b) Rises rapidly until steam is produced

(c) First rises and then becomes constant

(d) Does not rise at all

Ans: (d)

6. The boiling point of water at sea level is ———————

(a) 0℃ (b) 273 K (c) 373 K (d) 273℃

Ans: (c)

7. The process in which solid is directly converted to vapours state is called

—————

(a) vapourisation (b) solidification

(c) condensation (d) sublimation

Ans: (d)

8. The solid which undergoes sublimation is ——————

(a) ice cube (b) naphthalene

(c) sodium chloride (d) potassium chloride

Ans: (b) naphthalene

9. Which of the following phenomena would increase on rising
temperature?

(a) Diffusion, evaporation, compression of gases

(b) Evaporation, compression of gases, solubility

(c) Evaporation, diffusion, expansion of gases

(d) Evaporation, solubility, diffusion, compression of gases

Ans: (c)

10. Which of the following conditions is most favourable for converting gas
into liquid?

(a) High pressure, low temperature

(b) Low pressure, low temperature

(c) Low pressure, high temperature

(d) High pressure, high temperature

Ans: (a)

11. Intermixing of particles of two different types of matter on their

own is called –

(a) diffusion

(b) sublimation

(c) evaporation

(d) humidity

Ans. (a) diffusion.

12. A change of state of matter directly from solid to gas without
changing into liquid state is called.

(a) humidity

(b) sublimation

(c) fusion

(d) vaporisation

Ans. (b) sublimation.

13. A change of state of matter directly from gas to liquid is called-

(a) solidification

(b) fusion

(c) sublimation

(d) condensation

Ans. (d) condensation.

14. A change of state of matter directly from liquid to gas is called-

(a) fusion

(b) humidity

(c) vaporisation

(d) evaporation

Ans. (c) vaporisation.

15. A change of state of matter directly from solid to liquid is called

(a) fusion

(b) humidity

(c) sublimation

(d) evaporation

Ans. (a) fusion.

16. S.I. unit of temperature is –

(a) Pascal

(b) Newton

(c) Kelvin

(d) Celcius

Ans. (c) Kelvin.

17. Which is of the unit of temperature in the following –

(a) celcius

(b) pascal

(c) Newton

(d) litre

Ans.(a) celcius.
18. Which is the correct form in the following

(a) 0°C = 275k

(b) 0°C = 273k

(c) 0°℃ = 274k

(d) 0°℃=276k

Ans. (b) 0°C = 273k .

19. Dry ice means as

(a) Solid carbon dioxide

(b) liquid carbon dioxide.

(c) Calcium oxide

(d) Magnesium oxide

Ans. (a) Solid carbon dioxide.

20. Change of a liquid into vapours at any temperature below its

boiling point is called –

(a) humidity

(b) fusion

(c) condensation

(d) evaporation

Ans. (d) evaporation.

21. The amount of water vapour present in the air is called –

(a) vaporisation

(b) humidity

(c) condensation

(d) vapour state

Ans. (b) humidity.

22. Which of the following temperature water changes to vapour state

is?

(a) 273k

(b) 283k

(c) 373k

(d) 383k

Ans. (c) 373k.

23. Which of the following temperature water changes to solid state

is?

(a) 573k

(b) 473k

(c) 373k

(d) 273k

Ans. (d) 27 k.
24. If the surface area is increased, then the rate of evaporation is –

(a) decreased

(b) remain same

(c) increased

(d) evaporation do not depend surface area.

Ans. (c) increased.

25. It is common observation that clothes dry faster on a.

(a) rainy day

(b) windy day

(c) cloudy day

(d) fogly day

Ans. (b) windy day.

26. An atmosphere of an area, the humidity is very high, then a cloths

dry

(a) faster

(b) slower

(c) familiar

(d) It is not depend on humidity

Ans. (b) slower.

27. The forces of attraction between particles are maximum is

(a) water

(b) iceScience

(c) water vapour

(d) neither maximum nor minimum but equal

Ans. (b) ice.

28. The forces of attraction between particles are minimum in –

(a) sugar

(b) salt

(c) water

(d) oxygen

Ans. (d) oxygen.

29. Evaporation causes for

(a) heating

(b) vaporising

(c) cooling

(d) boiling

Ans. (c) cooling

30. Physical state of water at 0°C.

(a) water vapour

(b) ice

(c) familiar water

(d) cold water

Ans. (b) ice.

31. The unit of pressure is –

(a) Cubic metre

(b) Newton

(c) Celcius

(d) Pascal

Ans. (d) Pascal.

32. The unit of density is –

(a) Cubic metre

(b) Kilogram per cubic metre

(c) metre

(d) Kelvin

Ans. (b) Kilogram per cubic metre.

33. Some water vapour changes into liquid state, then it particles

(a) gains energy

(b) loses energy

(c) neither loses energy nor gains energy

(d) It depends on atmosphere

Ans. (b) loses energy.

34. Neon signs bulbs consists of

(a) Plasma

(b) Hydrogen gas

(c) Neon gas

(d) Helium gas

Ans. (a) Plasma.

35. Which of the following is the smallest unit of matter?

a) Atom
b) Molecule
c) Particle
d) Element

Ans. a) Atom

36. The process of changing a substance from a solid to a liquid state is called:
a) Melting
b) Freezing
c) Evaporation
d) Condensation
Ans. a) Melting
37. The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas is called:
a) Boiling point
b) Melting point
c) Freezing point
d) Condensation point

Ans. a) Boiling point

38. The process of changing a substance directly from a solid to a gas state is called:
a) Sublimation
b) Evaporation
c) Condensation
d) Melting

Ans. a) Sublimation

39. The process of changing a gas into a liquid is called:

a) Condensation
b) Evaporation
c) Sublimation
d) Freezing

Ans. a) Condensation

40. The phenomenon of a substance absorbing heat and changing from a liquid to a gas at its
boiling point is called:
a) Evaporation
b) Melting
c) Boiling
d) Sublimation

Ans. c) Boiling

41. The SI unit of temperature is:

a) Kelvin
b) Celsius
c) Fahrenheit
d) Rankine

Ans. a) Kelvin
42. Which of the following is not a physical change?
a) Boiling of water
b) Rusting of iron
c) Melting of ice
d) Dissolving sugar in water

Ans. b) Rusting of iron

43. The process of changing a gas directly into a solid without going through the liquid state
is called:
a) Deposition
b) Condensation
c) Evaporation
d) Sublimation

Ans. a) Deposition

44. The process by which a liquid changes into a solid is called:

a) Melting
b) Sublimation
c) Freezing
d) Evaporation

Ans. c) Freezing

45. The state of matter with the least kinetic energy is:
a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gas
d) Plasma

Ans. a) Solid

46. The phenomenon by which particles of a gas escape from the surface of a liquid into the
air is called:
a) Condensation
b) Sublimation
c) Evaporation
d) Freezing

Ans. c) Evaporation
47. The process of converting a gas into a liquid by cooling is called:
a) Melting
b) Freezing
c) Boiling
d) Condensation

Ans. d) Condensation

48. Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

a) Burning of wood
b) Cooking an egg
c) Rusting of iron
d) Boiling water

Ans. d) Boiling water

49. The interconversion of states of matter is governed by:

a) Boyle's Law
b) Newton's Law
c) Archimedes' Principle
d) Kinetic Molecular Theory

Ans. d) Kinetic Molecular Theory

50. The process by which a liquid changes into a gas at any temperature is called:
a) Boiling
b) Freezing
c) Melting
d) Sublimation

Ans. a) Boiling

51. Which state of matter has the highest kinetic energy?

a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gas
d) Plasma

Ans. c) Gas
52. The particles of matter are in constant motion. This motion is more in:
a) Solids
b) Liquids
c) Gases
d) All states equally

Ans. c) Gases

53. The process of changing a gas directly into a solid is called:

a) Melting
b) Freezing
c) Sublimation
d) Condensation

Ans. c) Sublimation

54. The process of a solid changing directly into a gas is called:

a) Evaporation
b) Boiling
c) Sublimation
d) Freezing

Ans. c) Sublimation

55. Which of the following is a chemical change?

a) Ice melting into water
b) Dissolving salt in water
c) Burning of paper
d) Condensation of water vapor

Ans. c) Burning of paper

56. Which of the following is a characteristic property of a substance?

a) Color
b) Mass
c) Volume
d) Temperature

Ans. d) Temperature
57. The SI unit of pressure is:
a) Pascal
b) Newton
c) Joule
d) Kelvin

Ans. a) Pascal

58. Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

a) Digestion of food
b) Corrosion of metal
c) Ripening of fruit
d) Melting of ice

Ans. d) Melting of ice

59. The process of a gas changing directly into a solid is called:

a) Evaporation
b) Freezing
c) Sublimation
d) Condensation

Ans. c) Sublimation