States of Matter

Question 1

What are the three states of matter

Answer 1

Solids, Liquid and Gas

Question 2

How are the particles of a solid arranged

Answer 2

Tightly packed and in a uniform order

Question 3

Can solids be compressed

Answer 3

No

Question 4

How are the particles of a liquid arranged

Answer 4

Packed tight but can move

Question 5

Can liquids be compressed

Answer 5

No

Question 6

How are the particles of a gas arranged

Answer 6

Far apart

Question 7

Can gasses be compressed

Answer 7

Yes

Question 8

What happens when you heat a solid, liquid or gas

Answer 8

The particles move further apart and the substance expands

Question 9

What happens when you cool a solid, liquid or gas

Answer 9

The particles move closer together and the substance contracts

Question 10

What is condensing

Answer 10

Gas to liquid

Question 11

What is boiling

Answer 11

Liquid to gas

Question 12

What is subliming

Answer 12

Solid to gas, Gas to solid

Question 13

What is freezing

Answer 13

Liquid to Solid

Question 14

What is melting

Answer 14

Solid to liquid

Question 15

What is evaporation

Answer 15

Evaporation can happens slowly at any temperature

Question 16

What is boiling

Answer 16

Boiling occurs rapidly at any temperature

Question 17

What happens when a gas is in a container

Answer 17

They bounce of the walls and whizz about at high speeds

Question 18

What is gas pressure

Answer 18

When gas particles bounce around in a container this creates pressure

Question 19

What is diffusion

Answer 19

Particles in a liquid or gas spreading out in all directions