Atoms, Molecules, & States of Matter

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What are atoms?

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The tiny particles that make up all matter.

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What are molecules made up of?

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Atoms.

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What is matter?

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Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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Which states of matter have a definite volume?

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Solids and liquids.

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How do the particles in liquid lava compare to those in hardened lava?

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The particles in liquid lava are moving faster.

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What is the state of matter with a definite shape and volume?

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Solid.

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What is the state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape?

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Liquid.

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What is the state of matter that has neither a definite shape nor a definite volume?

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Gas.

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What happens to the particles in a solid when it is heated?

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They vibrate faster and may change to a liquid.

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What is the process called when a solid turns into a liquid?

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Melting.