SOLID
What do the molecules look like in a solid?
tightly packed
True of False: A liquid takes the shape of the container?
True!
What do the molecules look like in a gas?
they are spread far apart and move freely.
What temperature does a liquid become a solid?
0*C or 32*F
The amount of space an object takes up is its
volume
True or False: A solid keeps it shape.
True
What do the molecules look like in a liquid?
True or False: A gas takes the shape of the container?
TRUE!
True of False: Gas particles have more kinetic energy than solids, but less kinetic energy than liquids.
False! Gas particles have more kinetic energy than solids and liquids.
the smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element
atom
What is an example of a solid?
anything that has a fixed shape and volume
What is an example of a liquid?
Anything that has a defined volume, but no fixed shape.
What is an example of a gas?
Anything that does not have a defined shape or volume.
What state of matter covers over 75% of the Earth?
Liquid (water)
a group of atoms that are held together by chemical forces
molecule
What are the characteristics of a solid?
Examples: shape, color, texture, volume
What are the characteristics of a liquid?
color, smell, texture, no own shape, and takes up the shape of the container.
What are the characteristics of a gas?
no color, no taste, no texture, no own shape, DOES take the shape of the container.
What is the most dense state of matter?
Solid
the energy of an object that is due to the object's motion
kinetic energy
A solid has a fixed ______ and _____
shape, volume
A liquid has a defined _______ but no fixed ______.
volume, shape
A gas has neither a defined ________ nor ________.
shape, volume
If you heat a gas you give the molecules more energy, so how do they move?
the physical forms of matter, which include solid, liquid, and gas
states of matter