Solids, Liquids, and Gases

Matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume

• liquid

• gas

• solid

• plasma

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Uneven forces acting on the particles on the surface of a liquid

• viscosity

• surface tension

• pressure

• particle forces

The gas state of a substance that is normally a solid or a liquid at room temperature

• volume

• plasma

• gas

• vapor

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Matter that has no definite volume and no definite shape

• gas

• liquid

• vapor

• solid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A measurement of a liquid's resistance to flow

• viscosity

• surface tension

• volume

• density

Matter with a definite volume but no definite shape

• solid

• gas

• plasma

• liquid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The total potential and kinetic energies of an object

• thermal energy

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The change instate of a liquid into a gas

• phase change

• deposition

• sublimation

• vaporization

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The energy an object has due to its motion

• thermal energy

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• gravitational energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

A measure of the average kinetic energy of all the particles in an object

• kinetic energy

• temperature

• thermal energy

• particle motion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4