SOM/Plasma

Question 1

What are the atoms like in a solid?

Answer 1

The atoms are compacted and are touching and vibrating

Question 2

What are the atoms like in a liquid?

Answer 2

The atoms are touching and move around each other

Question 3

What are the atoms like in gas?

Answer 3

They are not touching but are bouncing

Question 4

What happens to the atoms in plasma?

Answer 4

The electrons are stripped from the atom. There is a mix of free-moving electrons and nuclie.

Question 5

What is the most common form of matter?

Answer 5

Plasma

Question 6

What makes up 99+ % of the visable universe?

Answer 6

Plasma

Question 7

How does plasma form?

Answer 7

When gas reches a high temp. or is under a string electric current

Question 8

What is the temperature of plasma?

Answer 8

Plasma can be relly hot or really cold

Question 9

How dense is plasma?

Answer 9

It can be dense or tenuous

Question 10

Who accidently dicoverd plasma though his tube experiment?

Answer 10

William Crooks (1879)

Question 11

What are the three things that can make matter change states?

Answer 11

• Electricity (sometimes)
• A decrese or increse in pressure
• A incresae or decrese in temperature