P1 Matter

Practice questions on Matter

• A sealed syringe contains a fixed amount of air. When the plunger is pushed inward, reduci… (4 marks, Explain)
• A cyclist pumps air into a bicycle tyre that has a fixed volume. After pumping, the tyre f… (4 marks, Explain)
• A submarine dives from the surface of the ocean to a much greater depth. Explain why the p… (4 marks, Explain)
• A chocolate manufacturer heats solid chocolate in a large vat until it melts completely. O… (4 marks, Explain)
• A student heats a block of ice at 0 °C until it completely melts into water at 0 °C. Expl… (4 marks, Explain)
• A student is heating a block of ice. The student notices that, whilst the ice is melting, … (4 marks, Explain)
• A sealed bag of crisps is packed at sea level and then taken to the top of a high mountain… (4 marks, Explain)
• A student places a wooden block and a lump of iron of the same mass into a tank of water. … (4 marks, Explain)
• A student pours a small amount of perfume onto a cotton wool ball and places it in the cor… (4 marks, Explain)
• A nurse presses the plunger of a sealed syringe, reducing the volume of the air trapped in… (4 marks, Explain)
• A student is heating a block of ice. At first, the temperature of the ice rises. Then, for… (4 marks, Explain)
• Explain why the temperature of boiling water does not rise above 100 °C even when a kettle… (4 marks, Explain)
• Dry ice is solid carbon dioxide. At room temperature, dry ice undergoes sublimation. Expla… (4 marks, Explain)
• A nurse removes a sealed bag of saline solution from a freezer. The bag contains frozen sa… (4 marks, Explain)
• A helium weather balloon is released from the Earth's surface and rises high into the atmo… (4 marks, Explain)
• A sealed metal can contains a fixed amount of air. The can is placed in a freezer and left… (4 marks, Explain)