States of Matter Flashcard #4

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Mass divided by volume

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Density

Front

The change from solid to liquid is called

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Melting

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If the attractions between particles are strong enough to hold the particles in almost fixed positions but still slipping and sliding past each other, the matter involved is in a ____ state

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Liquid

Front

All states of matter are compressible except.

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Solids

Front

The temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid

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Melting point

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The process of a liquid turning into a gas is called

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Vaporization

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The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid

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Freezing point

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The state of matter with a definite shape and volume

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Solid

Front

The state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume

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Liquid

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The state of matter that has neither a definite shape nor a definite volume

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Gas