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States of Matter: Solids, Liquids, Gases

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  • When gas particles touch a cold surface, what happens?
    condensation
  • What are the different forms in which matter can appear?
    solid, liquid and gas
  • Particles are far apart and can move around each other easily. Which state of matter is it?
    GAS
  • What happens to the MASS of materials when heat is added or removed?
    The mass does NOT change.
  • Which state of matter has no definite volume and expands to fill the space around it?
    GAS
  • What happens to the speed of the particles when heat is added?
    They begin to move faster and spread farther apart.
  • True or False? Matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
    True
  • Which state of matter has a definite shape and definite volume?
    SOLID
  • Energy is removed from a liquid and it changes into a solid. What is this process called?
    freezing
  • Which state of matter has a definite volume and takes the shape of its container?
    LIQUID
  • Particles are les tightly packed and can move and slide past each other. Which state of matter is it?
    LIQUID
  • A solid changes into a liquid. What is this process called?
    melting
  • When energy moves into a liquid, it becomes a gas. What is this process called?
    evaporation
  • What happens to the speed of particles when heat/energy is removed?
    They slow down, vibrate less and move closer together.
  • Particles are tightly packed together and vibrate in place. Which state of matter is it?
    SOLID