Vocab
Examples
Particles
Energy
Processes
100

What are the 3 states of matter?

Solid, Liquid, Gas

100

Sharpening a pencil.

Physical Change

100

Describe the particles of a solid.

Compact together and vibrate.

100

Taking In Energy means to:

Get hotter

100

Solid to Liquid

Melting

200

Which state has definite shape and volume?

Solid

200
Iron Rusting

Chemical Change

200

Describe the particles of a liquid.

Spread apart, but slowly passing by each other.

200

Releasing Energy means to:

Get Colder

200

Liquid to Gas

Evaporation

300

Which state has definite volume but not definite shape?

Liquid

300

Baking a cake.

Chemical Change

300

Describe the particles of a gas.

Widely spread and quickly moving.

300

If matter is getting hotter, the particles are moving:

faster.

300

Liquid to Solid

Freezing

400

Which state has no definite shape or volume?

Gas

400

Cutting an apple.

Physical Change

400

What happens to the particles when a liquid turns into a gas?

The get more energy and move around more!

400

If matter is getting colder, the particles are moving:

slower.

400

Gas to Liquid

Condensation

500
Give the definition of Physical Change.

When matter goes through a change, but it does not change the TYPE of matter it is. It keeps its identity.

500

Ice Melting to Water.

Physical Change.

500

What happens to the particles when a liquid turns into a solid?

They have less energy, and start to compact together.

500

What happens when a solid receives energy?

It gets hotter and melts into a liquid.

500

What is the Melting/Freezing Point of Water?

32 *F and  0 *C