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States of Matter
Junior Cert Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do you call anything that takes up space and has mass | Matter |
| Name the three states of matter | Solid, Liquid and Gas |
| Name three properties of a solid | Definite mass, shape and volume |
| Name three properties of a liquid | Definite mass, volume but no definite shape |
| Name three properties of a gas | Definite mass but no definite volume or definite shape |
| Which of the three states of matter is compressible | Gas |
| How does a gas travel | Diffuses into all available spaces |
| How are the particles in a solid arranged | In a fixed position |
| How are the particles in a liquid arranged | They are not in a fixed position but cannot separate from each other |
| How are the particles is a gas arranged | They can separate completely from each other |
| What is the melting point of a solid | The temperature at which both the solid and liquid states of a substance exist together |
| What is the changing of a liquid to a gas or vapour | Evaporation |
| What is the boiling point of a liquid | The temperature at which evaporation begins to occur throughout the liquid |
| What is the changing of a gas to a liquid | Condensation |