States of Matter

Change of state from a solid directly to a gas is called

• deposition
• melting
• evaporation
• sublimation

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These particles are free to move in a container but remain in close contact with one another

• solid

• gas

• liquid

A solid state of matter has a

• definite shape and definite volume

• definite volume and indefinite shape

• definite shape but no definite volume

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At higher temperatures

• particles in an object have less energy
• particles in an object move faster
• a gas contracts

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A gas

• has a definite shape but no definite volume
• has a definite volume but no definite shape
• has fast-moving particles

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Freezing

• Solid to gas
• Liquid to solid
• Gas to solid
• Liquid to gas

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Boiling

• liquid to gas
• gas to solid
• gas to liquid
• solid to liquid

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Particles of a liquid

• are tightly packed together and stay in a fixed position.
• have no viscosity.
• decrease in volume with increasing temperature.
• are free to move around one another but still touch.

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Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have more energy than the other states of matter.

• gas
• solid
• liquid

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In Celsius, the freezing point of water is ___ and the boiling point is ___.

• 32, 100

• 32, 212

• 273, 373

• 0, 100