States Of Matter Flashcards
Substance with a definite volume+shape
Solid
Substance with a definitive volume but no definitive shape
Liquid
Is a substance with no definitive volume or shape
Gas
Characteristics, traits, features
Properties
Liquid becomes a solid
Freezing
A solid becomes a liquid
Melting
A liquid becomes a gas
Boiling
Liquid becomes a gas at the surface
Evaporation
A gas becomes a liquid
Condensation
Solid to a gas
Sublimation
A gas becomes a solid
Deposition
Molecules in a solid
Tightly packed
Molecules in a liquid
More room
Molecules in a gas
A lot of room to move
Adding energy + heat
Solid to liquid to gas
Losing energy + heat
Gas to liquid to solid
Molecules DO stay the same regardless of their state
True
Mass does NOT stay the same regardless of their state
False
Difference between boiling and evaporation
Evaporation is at the surface and boiling is throughout
Name an example of a solid, liquid, and gas
Desk, water, and smoke