Smell Learning Set 1

Front

What is matter?

Back

Anything that has mass and volume.

Front

What happens when a gas cools down?

Back

The gas turns to a liquid.

Front

Describe a solid.

Back

Keeps its own shape, molecules vibrate in place, molecules tightly packed.

Front

Describe a gas.

Back

Fills entire space of container, molecules move very fast, molecules spread out in all directions.

Front

Describe an odor.

Back

Odors are a gas, they are made up of molecules.

Front

What is the definition of a liquid?

Back

A state of matter that has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container.

Front

What is the process of condensation?

Back

The process by which a gas turns into a liquid.

Front

What is diffusion?

Back

The movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.

Front

What is the relationship between temperature and the state of matter?

Back

Increasing temperature can cause solids to become liquids and liquids to become gases.

Front

What is the kinetic molecular theory?

Back

A theory that explains the behavior of gases in terms of particles in motion.