Solids
What is the shape of all solids like?
What is the shape of all liquids like?
They take the shape of their container.
What is the shape of all gases like?
Gases do not have a definite shape.
This is the basic unit from which all matter is made.
Atoms
What is the volume of all solids like?
All solids have a definite volume.
What is the volume of all liquids like?
They have a definite volume.
What is the volume of all gases like?
Gases have no definite volume.
Molecule
How do the particles of a solid behave?
They are packed closely together and only vibrate in place.
They are close together but capable of moving around one another.
How do the particles of a gas behave?
This is the amount of matter in an object.
Mass
What is one example of a crystalline solid?
Salt, sugar, snow, etc.
What do we call the force that holds the molecules on the surface of a liquid close together?
Surface tension
Which has a higher viscosity, liquids or gases?
Liquids
What happens to the density of a substance when you heat it?
The density decreases.
What is one example of an amorphous solid?
Butter, glass, rubber, plastic, etc.
Which has a higher viscosity, maple syrup or vinegar?
Maple syrup
What is the fourth state of matter?
Plasma
Homogeneous and Heterogeneous