Solids
This state of matter has a definite shape and a definite volume.
solid
This state of matter has a definite volume but takes the shape of whatever container it is poured into.
What is liquid?
This state of matter has an indefinite shape and an indefinite volume, spreading out to fill its container.
What is a Gas?
This powerful flash of static electricity during a storm is a natural example of plasma seen on Earth.
What is lightning?
This is the phase change where a liquid turns into a gas below its boiling point, occurring only at the surface.
what is evaporation?
In a solid, particles do not move around freely; they only do this in a fixed position.
What is vibrate?
Honey and molasses have a high resistance to flowing, which is described by this scientific term.
what is viscosity?
When you pump air into a bicycle tire, the air pushes against the inside walls, creating this force per unit area.
what is pressure?
This giant, glowing ball of plasma in our solar system provides Earth with light and heat.
What is the sun?
This occurs when a gas turns directly into a solid, skipping the liquid phase entirely (such as frost forming on a window).
what is deposition?
Particles in a solid have [blank] thermal energy than particles in a liquid.
what is less
This phenomenon causes water droplets to form beads on a surface because the surface molecules are pulled inward.
what is surface tension?
Out of solids, liquids, and gases, gas particles have the highest amount of this type of energy.
Thermal Energy / kinetic energy
To turn a gas into plasma, you have to add a massive amount of this, which strips the electrons away from the atoms.
heat / energy
For water, this specific temperature is 0 degrees Celsius (or 32 degrees Fahrenheit)
Freezing point
Ice is a unique solid because it does this when placed in liquid water, a rare property since most solids sink in their liquid forms. Why?
what is floats? ice is less dense than water
This type of force causes water molecules to stick to other surfaces, like climbing up the walls of a graduated cylinder to form a meniscus.
EXTRA POINTS: What intermolecular force causes this?
What is adhesion (or adhesive force)?
This is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere, making up about 78% of the air around us.
what is N
You can see man-made plasma inside these bright, glowing glass tubes used for colorful storefront signs
What are neon signs?
This is the exact temperature at which liquid water vigorously turns into steam at 100 degrees Celsius.
boiling point
This measurement, calculated by mass divided by volume, explains why a solid block of iron sinks while a solid block of wood floats.
Density
This is the specific temperature at which a liquid loses enough thermal energy to turn into a solid.
Freezing point
Found at the very top left of the periodic table, this is the lightest gas and element in the entire universe.
This beautiful, colorful night sky display near the Earth's poles (also called the Northern Lights) is caused by plasma from space hitting our atmosphere
what is Aurora Borealis?
During a phase change, the temperature of a substance does this, even though heat is still being added or removed.
stays the same