Solids, Liquids, and Gases Vocabulary

Match the following

• Fluid

• A state of matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume.

• Solid

• Any substance that can flow.

• Gas

• A state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume.

• Liquid

• A state of matter with no definite shape or volume.

A liquid’s resistance to flowing.

• Density
• Friction
• Viscosity
• Surface Tension

The force pushing on a surface divided by the area of that surface.

• volume
• pressure
• density

• force

Label the correct phase changes of matter. Remember your vocabulary!

a

b

c

d

e

Condensation

Melting

Sublimation

evaporation

Freezing

The temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid.

• melting point
• boiling point
• freezing point
• condensation point

Vaporization that occurs at and below the surface of a liquid.

• condensation
• sublimation
• boiling
• melting

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Solids

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(b) Liquids

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(c) Gases

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(d) Multiple States

• H2O

• Definite Shape and Volume

• Crystalline

• NaCl

• Fluid

• No Definite Shape or Volume

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• Helium

• Definite Volume

A solid in which particles are arranged in a regular, repeating pattern.

• crystal structure

• crystalline solid

• amorphous solid

• amorphous arrangement

The result of an inward pull among the molecules of a liquid that brings the molecules on the surface closer together.

• density

• surface tension
• cohesion
• viscosity

Match the following solid, liquid, or gas with the correct arrangement of particles.

• Solid

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• Gas

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• Liquid

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