States Of Matter Vocab Flashcards

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1
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Solid

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Substance that has a definite volume and shape

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Liquid

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A substance that has a definite volume but no definite shape

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3
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Gas

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A substance with no definite volume or shape

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4
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Properties

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Characteristics, traits, features

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5
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Freezing

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Liquid becomes a solid

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Melting

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Solid becomes a liquid

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7
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Boiling

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A liquid becomes a gas (throughout)

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Evaporation

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A liquid becomes a gas (at the liquids surface)

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9
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Condensation

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A gas becomes a liquid

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10
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Sublimation

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A solid becomes a gas

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11
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Deposation

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A gas becomes a solid

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12
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Not a lot of room to move

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Liquid

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13
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Tightly compact

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Solid

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14
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A lot of space in between

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Gas

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15
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Solid > liquid > gas

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Energy is gained

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16
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Gas > liquid > solid

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Energy is lost

17
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Do Molecules stay the same regardless of their state? True or False

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True

18
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Mass doesn’t stay the same regardless of the state? True or False

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False

19
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What is the difference between boiling and evaporation

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Boiling is throughout and evaporation is on the surface

20
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An example of a solid

A

Chair

21
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An example of a liquid

A

Lemonade

22
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An example of a gas

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Oxygen