States of Matter

Front

What determines the temperature of a substance?

Back

The speed of the molecules determines the temperature.

Front

Why can balloons be twisted into shapes?

Back

Particles of gas can be compressed.

Front

What happens when a liquid becomes a gas?

Back

The particles break away from one another.

Front

What is the reverse of condensation?

Back

Evaporation.

Front

What state of matter has a definite volume but not a definite shape?

Back

Liquid.

Front

What is the state of matter with a definite shape and volume?

Back

Solid.

Front

What is the state of matter that has no definite shape or volume?

Back

Gas.

Front

What happens to the particles in a solid when it is heated?

Back

The particles vibrate faster and may eventually become a liquid.

Front

What is sublimation?

Back

The process where a solid turns directly into a gas without becoming a liquid.

Front

What is condensation?

Back

The process where a gas turns into a liquid.