IPC States of Matter

Matter that has a definite volume and a definite shape is a ____.

Matter with no definite volume and no definite shape is a ____.

Matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape is a ____

Matter in which the particles are free to move in all directions until they have spread evenly throughout their container is a ____.

According to ____ ____, if you decrease the volume of a container of gas, the pressure of the gas will increase. (Gas Law)

According to ____, the buoyant force on an object in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object. (Fluid Principle)

According to ____, as the speed of a fluid increases, the pressure exerted by the fluid decreases. (Fluid principle)

According to ____, pressure applied to a fluid is transmitted throughout that fluid. (Fluid principle)

Bernoulli’s principle explains why ____.

• boats float

• planes fly

• heated objects expand

• heat of fusion exists

The idea that matter is made up of small particles that are in constant motion is the ____ theory.