Liquids and Solids Skill Set

The escape of molecules from the surface of an uncontained liquid is

• boiling.
• evaporation.
• sublimation.
• condensation.

Compared with solids, liquids

• have stronger intermolecular attractions.
• have less space between their particles.
• are much more dense.
• are not as easily compressed.

In comparison with liquids and gases, solids are

• more dense.
• more easily compressed.
• less organized.
• more likely to flow. 

Diamond and graphite are examples of 

• phases.
• amorphous solids.
• allotropes.
• glasses.

Evaporation is a type of

• boiling.
• vaporization.
• sublimation.
• condensation.