Phases of Matter Review

Front

What phase of matter has an indefinite shape but a definite volume?

Back

Liquids

Front

What happens to the movement of molecules when the temperature decreases?

Back

Molecules move slower.

Front

What is the phase change called when gas becomes liquid?

Back

Condensation

Front

In a solid, how do the particles behave?

Back

They vibrate in place.

Front

What is the phase change called when solid becomes liquid?

Back

Melting.

Front

What phase of matter has a definite shape and volume?

Back

Solids.

Front

What phase of matter has neither a definite shape nor a definite volume?

Back

Gases.

Front

What is the process called when a liquid becomes gas?

Back

Evaporation.

Front

What is the process called when a gas becomes solid?

Back

Deposition.

Front

What happens to the particles in a liquid compared to those in a solid?

Back

They slide past one another.