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Matter
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| solid | has a definite shape and a definite volume |
| crystalline solids | solids that are made up of crystals |
| amorphous solids | solids in which the particles are not arranged in a regular pattern |
| liquid | has a definite volume but no shape of its own |
| fluid | any substance that can flow |
| surface tension | the result of an inward pull among the molecules of a liquid that brings the molecules on the surface closer together |
| viscosity | a liquid's resistance to flowing |
| gas | a state of matter with no definite shape or volume |
| melting | change in state from a solid to a liquid |
| melting point | the temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid |
| freezing | the change in state from liquid to solid |
| vaporization | the change in from a liquid to a gas |
| evaporation | vaporization that takes place on the surface of a liquid |
| boiling | occurs when a liquid changes to a gas below its surface as well as at the surface |
| condensation | the change in state from a gas to a liquid |
| sublimation | the change in state from a solid directly to a gas without passing through the liquid state |