Solids
Liquids
Gases
Changes of State
Fun Facts
100

This state has a definite shape and volume

What is a solid?

100

This state has a definite volume but no shape

What is a liquid?

100

This state has no definite shape or volume

What is a gas?

100

Solid → Liquid

What is melting?

100

This state of matter is the most common in the universe

What is plasma?

200

Particles in solids move like this

What is vibrate in place?



200

Liquids take the shape of this

What is their container?

200

Gas particles are spaced like this

What is far apart?

200

Liquid → Gas

What is evaporation?

200

Water is special because it can exist naturally in how many states?

What is three?

300

This is an example of a solid

What is ice (or rock/desk)?

300

Particles in liquids move like this

What is slide past each other?

300

Gases fill this completely

What is their container?

300

Gas → Liquid

What is condensation?

300

This happens when particles gain energy and move faster

What is heating?

400

Solids have particles that are packed this way

What is tightly packed?

400

This is an example of a liquid

What is water (or juice/milk)?

400

This is an example of a gas

What is oxygen (or air)?

400

Liquid → Solid

What is freezing?

400

This happens when particles lose energy and slow down

What is cooling?

500

This type of solid has an organized pattern

What is a crystal?

500

Liquids can flow, this property is called this

What is fluidity?

500

Gas particles move in this way

What is quickly and randomly?

500

Solid → Gas (skips liquid)

What is sublimation?

500

The study of matter is called this

What is chemistry?