Changes in States of Matter
This is the term that explains how a solid turns into a liquid.
What is melting?
Ice melting is an example of this type of change in matter?
Solid to liquid
This is anything that has mass and takes up space.
What is mass?
Water freezing is an example of this type of change.
Liquid to solid
This is the term that explains how a liquid turns into a solid.
What is freezing (or solidification)?
This state of matter keeps it shape.
What is a solid?
Helium is an example of what state of matter?
What is a gas?
This term describes what is happening when a gas turns into a liquid.
What is condensation?
What term describes what will happen to a small puddle of water on a hot day?
What is evaporation?
This type of change is reversible.
What is a physical change?
This state of matter takes the shape of its container and its particles flow freely.
What is a gas?
After a hot shower, steam turned into water droplets on the mirror in the bathroom. This is an example of this change in state?
What is condensation?
This type of change is irreversible - can't be undone.
What is a chemical change?
This state of matter flows and takes the shape of its container. Its particles have small spaces between them.
What is a liquid?