C1: Particles and Changing State Flashcards
Can you compress a solid?
No
Does a solid have a ‘fixed shape’?
YES
Can you see the particles that make up materials?
No - they are too small to see.
Can you compress a gas?
Yes - because its particles are far apart
What is meant by the properties of a material?
The features of the material e.g. is it strong
Identify the 3 states of matter.
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Does a liquid have a fixed shape?
No - liquids can take the shape of the container that they are poured into.
Does a liquid flow? (can it be poured?)
Yes- because its particles can roll around each other.
Describe the particles in a solid.
Neatly arranged
Vibrating
All touching
What is a mixture?
A mixture is something that is made from lots of different types of particles e.g. air is a mixture of different particles.
Which state is shown below?
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/brainscape-prod/system/cm/483/042/254/q_image_thumb.png?1477843013)
Liquid
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/brainscape-prod/system/cm/483/042/254/a_image_thumb.png?1477843061)
Which state is shown below?
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/brainscape-prod/system/cm/483/042/259/q_image_thumb.png?1477843039)
Gas
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/brainscape-prod/system/cm/483/042/259/a_image_thumb.png?1477843071)
Does a gas have a fixed shape?
No - they can take the shape of the container that they are in e.g. a balloon
What is matter?
The ‘stuff’ that everything is made from.
We say that all materials are made from tiny pieces called…
……particles