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phases of matter
study for my phases of matter test
Term | Definition |
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A solid has __________ shape and __________ volume. | definite shape and definite volume |
A liquid has _________ shape and _________ volume. | NO definite shape and definite volume |
A gas has ___________ shape and __________ volume. | NO definite shape and NO definite volume |
which state of matter moves fastest? | gas |
which state of matter moves slowest? | solid |
To change a substance from one state to another, you must . . . | add or remove energy |
What is the melting point? | temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid. |
what is the boiling point? | the temperature at which a liquid boils and becomes a vapor. |
what happens at the same temperature as freezing? | melting |
What is the state of matter has the highest energy? | plasma |
gas to liquid | condensation |
solid to liquid | melting |
liquid to solid | freezing |
liquid to gas | evaporation |
matter is anything that has . . . | mass and takes up space |
the arrangement and movement of particles in a liquid | they are close together and able to slip past one another |
the arrangement and movement of particles in a gas | they spread and fill the volume of the container that holds them |
compare plasma and gas | plasma is hotter |
the three phases of matter differ between the amounts of ___ in each state | energy |
as something gets warmer, it . . . | absorbs heat energy and moves farther apart |
as something gets cooler, it . . . | releases heat and gets closer together |
vaporization is . . . | a phase change between solid and liquid that happens when heat is applied |
evaporation is . . . | a type of vaporization that happens at the surface of a substance when heat is applied |