Matter Flashcards

Front

What is matter?

Back

Anything that takes up space and has mass.

Front

SPAM

Back

Space

Particles

Attraction

Motion

Front

Melting

Back

When a solid turns to a liquid

Front

Freezing

Back

When a liquid turns to a solid

Front

Condensation

Back

When a gas turns to a liquid

Front

Evaporation

Back

When a liquid turns to a gas

Front

Properties of a solid

Back

Fixed shape and volume

Tightly packed particles

strong attractions

low movement

Front

Properties of a liquid

Back

fixed volume

take the shape of their container

can be poured

small spaces between particles

Front

Properties of a gas

Back

no fixed shape or volume

large spaces between particles

expand to fill a room

weak attraction