States of Matter Flashcards
chemistry
What is a Solid?
A solid is one of the states of matters. Solid particles are all close together.
What are the three states of matter?
Solid,Liquid and gas
What is a liquid?
One of the states of matter
Has definite volume but no fixed shape.
What is a gas?
A gas is one of the states of matter
Has no fixed shape and no fixed volume.
What properties do solids have?
Solid particles are usually very close together and have a definite shape
What properties do liquids have?
fixed volume
no fixed shape
What properties do gases have?
Easy to compress and can expand to fill their containers
Why does a baloon pop when it gets hot?
Iit pops because of the air particles are colliding and moving.
Ameera says that a balloon is made out of solid material . Joe argues that it is not.
Who is correct?
Joe is correct because a baloon has no fixed shape or volume.
what is the strength of a solid?
solids are very strong
what is the strength of a liquid?
liquids are strong
What is the strength of gases?
Gases are very weak.
How are solids arranged?
Solids have a regular pattern.
How are liquids arranged?
Liquids have an irregular pattern.
How are gases arranged?
Gases have no arrangement.
How do liquid particles move?
They move and slide over each other
How do solid particles move?
They vibrate around a fixed point.
How do gas particles move?
They move quickly and randomly.
Can solids be compressed?
no
Can liquids be compressed?
no
Can gases be compressed?
Yes they can
