This state has a definite shape and volume
What is a solid?
This state has a definite volume but no shape
What is a liquid?
This state has no definite shape or volume
What is a gas?
Solid → Liquid
What is melting?
This state of matter is the most common in the universe
What is plasma?
Particles in solids move like this
What is vibrate in place?
Liquids take the shape of this
What is their container?
Gas particles are spaced like this
What is far apart?
Liquid → Gas
What is evaporation?
Water is special because it can exist naturally in how many states?
What is three?
This is an example of a solid
What is ice (or rock/desk)?
Particles in liquids move like this
What is slide past each other?
Gases fill this completely
What is their container?
Gas → Liquid
What is condensation?
This happens when particles gain energy and move faster
What is heating?
Solids have particles that are packed this way
What is tightly packed?
This is an example of a liquid
What is water (or juice/milk)?
This is an example of a gas
What is oxygen (or air)?
Liquid → Solid
What is freezing?
This happens when particles lose energy and slow down
What is cooling?
This type of solid has an organized pattern
What is a crystal?
Liquids can flow, this property is called this
What is fluidity?
Gas particles move in this way
What is quickly and randomly?
Solid → Gas (skips liquid)
What is sublimation?
The study of matter is called this
What is chemistry?