States of Matter Flashcards
Boiling
A rapid change of state from liquid to gas, with vigorous bubbling
Change of state
A transition between forms of matter when energy is added or removed
Compressible
Able to be squeezed into a smaller space
Condensation
A change of state from gas to liquid
Deposition
A change of state from gas to solid
Evaporation
A change of state from liquid to gas at the surface of a liquid
Fluid
Able to flow and change shape
Freezing
A change of state from liquid to solid
Gas
A substance with no fixed shape or volume
liquid
a substance with a fixed volume that flows and changes shape
matter
any substance that takes up space and has mass
melting
a change of state from solid to liquid
particle model
the idea that all matter is made up of tiny particles
rigid
unable to bend, flow, or change shape
solid
a substance with a fixed shape and volume