Movement of Molecules
Vocab
Phases of Matter
Real Life Examples/Name That Phase Change!
Compound or Mixture?
100

The state of matter with the slowest moving molecules

Solid

100

The process of a gas turning into a liquid

Condensation

100

Liquids have _______ shape and _______ volume.

indefinite, definite

100

Ice melting into liquid water

Solid to liquid

100

Water

Compound

200

Describe how molecules in a solid move

Vibrate close together

200

The temperature at which a liquid turns into a gas

Boiling point

200

In this phase, molecules move at a moderate speed and stay close together while sliding past each other in an indefinite shape.

Liquid.

200

A puddle that is there in the morning and disappeared by afternoon

Evaporation

200

Salt water

Mixture

300

When freezing liquid water into ice, what is happening to the speed of the molecules?

The molecules are slowing down and moving closer together.

300

The temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid

Melting point

300
In this phase, molecules are in a fixed position and vibrate close together.

Solid

300

Boiling water for mac n' cheese and seeing steam rise from the pan

liquid to gas

300

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

Compound

400

What happens to the speed of molecules when you add heat

Molecules speed up (move faster)

400
The kinetic energy of molecules

or

The energy of motion of molecules

Thermal energy

400

Solids have ______ shape and ______ volume.

definite, definite

400

Steam from the shower that creates water on the mirror

Condensation

400

The air we breathe

Mixture

500

The state of matter with the fastest moving molecules

Gas

500

The process of a liquid turning into a gas

Evaporation

500
In this phase, molecules are moving very fast and only touch when they collide with another molecule.

Gas

500
Solid rocks getting super hot and melting into lava

Solid to liquid

500
A bowl of milk and cereal

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