States of Matter

Question 1

Describe matter

Answer 1

anything that has mass and volume

Question 2

What is matter made up of?

Answer 2

tiny particles called atoms and molecules

Question 3

Describe Viscosity

Answer 3

is the liquids resistance to flow

Question 4

Describe the States of matter

Answer 4

the physical forms in which a substance can exist

• solid
• liquid
• gas

Question 5

What determines the state of matter?

Answer 5

the way particles interact with each other helps determine the state of the matter

Question 6

Describe surface tension

Answer 6

is a force that acts on the particles at the surface of a liquid

Question 7

Describe gel

Answer 7

is a liquid that has tiny particles of a solid suspended in it. This type of substance is known as a colloid

Question 8

Describe exothermic

Answer 8

energy is lost or removed during the change or state

Question 9

Describe exothermic and Endothermic

Answer 9

Exothermic- energy is lost

Endothermic- energy is absorbed

Question 10

What is a change of state

Answer 10

it is the change from one physical form to another

- all changes are physical changes

Question 11

Describe Charle’s Law

Answer 11

If the temperature of a gas increases, the volume of the gas also increases by the same amount

Question 12

Describe Boyle’s Law

Answer 12

As the pressure of a gas increases, the volume of the gas decreases by the same amount

Question 13

Describe particles in a liquid

Answer 13

Move fast enough to overcome some of the attraction between particles
Are close together but can still slide past one another

Question 14

Describe Liquid

Answer 14

a state of matter that has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container

Question 15

Describe particles in a solid

Answer 15

Don’t move fast enough to overcome the strong attraction between them
Stay close together and vibrate in place

Question 16

Describe Solid

Answer 16

is the state of matter that has a definite shape and definite volume

Question 17

Describe sublimation

Answer 17

is the process when matter changes form a solid directly to a gas state

Question 18

Describe Evaporation

Answer 18

is the change of state from the liquid state to the gas state

Question 19

Describe melting

Answer 19

is the change of state form solid to a liquid

Question 20

Describe Condensation

Answer 20

is the change of state from a gas to a liquid

Question 21

Describe freezing

Answer 21

is the change of state from a liquid to a solid

Question 22

Describe particles in a gas

Answer 22

move fast enough to overcome the attraction between them

particles are far apart and move independently of one another

Question 23

Describe gas

Answer 23

is a state of matter that has no definite shape or volume

Question 24

Describe SECFM

Answer 24

S- Sublimation
E- Evaporation
C- Condensation
F- Freezing
M-Melting

Question 25

What are some factors that cause gases to behave?

Answer 25

Temperature
Volume
Pressure

Question 26

Describe volume

Answer 26

the amount of space an object takes up

Question 27

Describe mass

Answer 27

the amount of matter in an object