Matter Flashcards
Particles ca by electrons, neutrons or protons. These join together to form ______?
atoms
All matter is made up of tiny________?
particles
Positive charged particles are called ___________?
Protons
Negative charged particles are called__________?
Electrons
Particles with no electrical charge are called_______?
Neutrons
What type of matter KEEPS ITS SHAPE and has particles that are TIGHTLY PACKED, which CANNOT MOVE ABOUT?
Solid
What type of matter flows, TAKES THE SHAPE OF THE CONTAINER IT IS IN, has particles that are close together but have more ENERGY than a solid so they move?
Liquid
What type of matter FILLS THE CONTAINER IT IS IN, has particles that are SPREAD OUT and BOUNCE all over the place.
Gas
How much space something takes up is called______?
volume
This is when SOLID TURNS TO GAS without becoming a liquid first.
Sublimation
When a GAS BECOMES A LIQUID it is called______.
condensation
When a LIQUIS BECOMES A GAS it is called_______.
evaporation
This is when a LIQUID BECOMES A SOLID.
freezing
This is when a SOLID BECOMES A LIQUID.
melting