States Of Matter Vocab Flashcards
Solid
A substance with a definite volume and shape
Liquid
A substance with definite volume but no definite shape
gas
a substance with no definite shape or volume
Properties
Characteristics or features
Freezing
A liquid becomes a solid
Melting
A solid becomes a liquid
Boiling
A liquid becomes a gas
Evaporation
A liquid becomes a gas at the surface
Condensation
A gas becomes a liquid
Sublimination
A solid becomes a gas
Deposition
A gas becomes a solid
Liquid molecules
Close together but some space
Solid molecules
Tightly packed together
Gas molecules
A lot of space in between
Mass stays the same regardless of state
True
Molecules stay the same regardless of state
True
Energy is lost or gained
True
Energy is gained
Solid➡️liquid➡️ gas
Energy is lost
Gas➡️liquid➡️solid
Difference between boiling and evaporation
Boiling is when a liquid becomes gas and evaporation is when liquid becomes gas at the surface
An example of solid
TOES
An example of liquid(that is not water)
Milk
An example of gas
Carbon monoxide
