A | B |
solids | have definite shape and volume |
liquids | have volume but no definite shape |
gases | haveno definite shape or volume |
matter | all objects are made from this |
physical properties | observable characteristics that make objects different from each other |
mass | the amount of space matter takes up |
volume | the amount of matter present |
atoms | tiny particles that make up all matter |
states of matter | solid, liquid, gas |
melting | the process of using heat to turn a solid into a liquid |
freezing | the process of removing heat to turn a liquid into a solid |
evaporation | the process of using heat to turn a liquid to a gas |
condensation | the process of removing heat to turn a gas into a liquid |