Matter in our Surroundings — Practice Quiz

Sublimation

Step 1: Sublimation is the process where a solid directly changes to gas without passing through the liquid state. Step 2: Common examples include dry ice (solid CO₂), camphor, and naphthalene balls. Step 3: During sublimation, particles gain enough energy to break all intermolecular forces and escape as gas. Step 4: This happens when the solid is heated or pressure is reduced appropriately. Step 5: The reverse process (gas to solid directly) is called deposition. Melting is solid to liquid, boiling is liquid to gas, and condensation is gas to liquid.

Sponge has air trapped in its pores

Step 1: A sponge is actually a solid material with many tiny holes or pores throughout its structure. Step 2: These pores are filled with air, which is a gas that can be easily compressed. Step 3: When we press the sponge, we are actually compressing the air trapped inside the pores. Step 4: The air gets expelled out through the pores, allowing the sponge to compress. Step 5: When we release pressure, air enters back into the pores and the sponge regains its shape. The sponge material itself is solid - it's the trapped air that makes compression possible.

Surface particles gain energy and escape as vapor

Step 1: Evaporation is a surface phenomenon that occurs at any temperature below boiling point. Step 2: At the surface of a liquid, some particles have higher kinetic energy than others. Step 3: These high-energy surface particles overcome the attractive forces holding them in the liquid. Step 4: They escape from the liquid surface and become vapor particles. Step 5: This process continues continuously, causing gradual conversion of liquid to vapor. Unlike boiling (which occurs throughout the liquid), evaporation only happens at the surface and doesn't require reaching boiling point.

Color of the liquid

Step 1: Surface area affects evaporation - larger surface area means more particles can escape, increasing evaporation rate. Step 2: Temperature affects evaporation - higher temperature gives more particles enough energy to escape. Step 3: Wind speed affects evaporation - wind removes vapor particles from the surface, allowing more evaporation. Step 4: Humidity affects evaporation - high humidity slows evaporation as air is already saturated with vapor. Step 5: Color of the liquid does not affect the kinetic energy of particles or their ability to escape from the surface, so it doesn't influen