States of Matter
States of Matter
Changes of State
Gas Behavior
100

This state of matter has tightly packed particles that vibrate in place

Solid

100

A substance that flows

Fluid

100

The change in state from a liquid to a solid

Freezing

100

A graph that forms a straight line

Directly Proportional

200

This state of matter has definite volume but indefinite shape

Liquid

200

This state of matter has particles that move about freely and is considered the most unstable state of matter

Gas

200

The change in state from a solid to a liquid

Melting

200

A graph that doesn't show a straight line

Inversely Proportional


300

This type of solid has particles that are not arranged in a certain pattern

Amorphous

300

An inward force or pull among the molecules in a liquid

Surface Tension

300

The change in state from a liquid to a gas

Vaporization

300

What law states that when temperature decreases volume decreases with it?

Charles Law

400

A liquids resistance to flowing

Viscosity

400

Salt, sugar, and snow are examples of what kind of solid?

Crystalline

400

The change in state from a liquid to a gas that only happens on the surface of a liquid

Evaporation

400

Which law states that when temperature is increased, volume decreases

Boyles Law


500

What is the equation to find pressure?

Force/Area

500

What is the unit of measurement for force?

Newton's

500

The change in state from a gas to a liquid

Condensation

500

When heat is added to a gas what happens to the gas according to Charles law?

Pressure increases