States of Matter

Question 1

What are the three states of matter?

Answer 1

Solid, Liquid, Gas

Question 2

Does a solid have a definite shape?

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

Does a solid have a definite volume?

Answer 3

Yes

Question 4

Does a liquid have a definite shape?

Answer 4

No

Question 5

Does a liquid have a definite volume?

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

Does a gas have a definite shape?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

Does a gas have a definite volume?

Answer 7

No

Question 8

Boiling is a state change where a _______ turns into a _________.

Answer 8

Liquid; Gas

Question 9

Condensation is a state change where a _________ turns in to a _________.

Answer 9

Gas; Liquid

Question 10

Deposition is a state change where a ________ turns into a _________.

Answer 10

Gas; Solid

Question 11

What is the name of the state change in which a liquid turns into a solid?

Answer 11

Freezing

Question 12

What is the name of the state change in which a solid turns into a gas?

Answer 12

Sublimation

Question 13

What is the name of the state change in which a solid turns into a liquid?

Answer 13

Melting

Question 14

Describe what the atoms are doing when freezing occurs. Speed, and how the atoms are arranged.

Answer 14

The atoms start in a liquid, where the atoms roll around each other at a moderate speed, then, as the atoms start to freeze, they slow down, until they are rigidly locked in place, with almost no movement besides some jiggling.

Question 15

Describe how the atoms in a solid behave.

Answer 15

Atoms in a solid are rigidly locked in place, but they still jiggle a little bit.

Question 16

Describe how the atoms in a liquid behave.

Answer 16

The atoms in a liquid translate, or in other words, move around each other in a sort of rolling motion.

Question 17

Describe how the atoms in a gas behave.

Answer 17

They float/fly around, with lots of space between them.