States of matter Flashcards
(16 cards)
permanent
existing all the time
particle
a very small piece of something
solid
a substance that is neither a gas nor a liquid
liquid
a substance that flows freely and is not a solid or a gas
gas
a substance that is neither a solid nor a liquid
vapour
small drops of liquid in the air
evaporate
turn from liquid into vapour
condense
turn from vapour into liquid
melt
to become a liquid as a result of heating
matter
the physical substance that everything is made up of
state
the physical condition that a thing is in
volume
the amount of space that an object or substance fills
Prefix / Suffix / Root:
part
bit, fragment
Examples include:
particle, partial, particular
Prefix / Suffix / Root:
re
again, back
Examples include:
reverse, reversible, return
Idiom:
out of gas
completely exhausted or having no energy
Idiom:
be in/get into a state
to become excited or anxious
