States of Matter- Landon Hodge Flashcards
Liquids
Molecules are tightly packed but can still slide past each other. Have a definite volume but can change shape.
Solids
Solids molecules are in a fixed position and only vibrate. Solids have a definite shape and volume.
Gases
Molecules are spread apart and move freely. Doesn’t have a definite shape or volume.
Plasma
State of matter that in the beginning is a gas and is converted into an ion.
Energy
Being able to move or change matter or do work.
Thermal energy
The temperature of an object’s atoms
Evaporation
When a substance is changed from a liquid to a gas.
Sublimation
The change of a substance from a solid to gas. Or sometimes vice verse
Condensation
When something changes from gas to liquid.
Crystalline solid
A solid with atoms or molecules arranged in an orderly fashion.
Amorphous solid
Solid with atoms or molecules arranged in no particular order.
Surface tension
The force taking part on the particles on the surface of a liquid which makes the liquid form circular drops.
Kinetic energy
Energy that involves motion
Heat
Transfer of energy which makes temperature change
Endothermic change
A change when energy enters matter