Solid Liquid Gas Particles

What is a solid?

• particles that are tightly compacted

• particles that are not tightly compacted

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what is a liquid?

• a substance that flows freely but is of constant volume

• a substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely

• firm and stable in shape

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what is a gas?

• a substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely to fill the whole of a container

• the basic unit of a chemical element

• an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons.

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How would you describe the way molecules move when the molecules are solid?

• the molecules are moving in place.

• the molecules are moving around each other.

• the molecules are moving away from each other.

• the molecules are not moving

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Molecules are always moving no matter what phase they are in: solid, liquid, gas.

• True

• False

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Solid, liquid and gas are examples of?

• phases
• temperature
• scale
• refute

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A phase change can be observed at the molecular scale and can be explained at the macro-scale.

• True

• False

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What happens to molecules when the temperature drops or lowers?

• The molecules get closer together

• The molecules start moving faster.

• The molecules stop moving.

• The molecules become smaller.

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When a substance melts, the kinetic energy _____________.

• decreases
• stays the same
• increases
• decreases then increases

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What takes place when a solid changes to a liquid?

• condensation
• freezing
• melting
• evaporation

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