States of matter Megan mayer Flashcards
What is a liquid?
They can change shape not volume. They have a definite volume but change shape depending on the object they are in
What is a soild?
They have a definite shape and volume.
What is a gas?
There molecules are free to spread in all directions.
What is a plasma?
It’s a state of matter that does not have a define shape and the particles are broken apart. It starts out as a gas and then becomes ionized.
What is energy?
The ability to change or move matter and to do work.
What is thermal energy?
The total kinetic energy that make up an object. The molecules move faster when heated up.
What is evaporation?
The change from a liquid to a gas.
What is sublimation?
When a soild changes directly into a gas.
What is condensation?
A change from gas to liquid.
What is crystalline solid?
They are an arrangement of atoms or molecules in a order.
What is a amorphous soild?
Atoms or molecules that are composed in no particular order.
What is surface tension?
A force acting on particles that make the liquid to turn into spherical drops.
What is kinetic energy?
The energy of motion.
What is heat?
It causes the temperature of a substance change. Which can change the state of matter too.
What is a endothermic change?
When a substance changes requiring melting and energy.