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Phases of matter

Describe and explain phases of matter in relation to molecular motion and heat energy.

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solidstate or phase of matter with a defined shape
liquidstate or phase of matter that assumes the shape of it's container
gasstate or phase of matter that takes the shape of it's container AND it can be compressed
plasmastate or phase of matter which has so much energy that is found mostly in stars
heat energyyou can make molecules change phases by adding or substracting this
dry icefrozen carbon dioxide
liquid crystals and jellosubstances that do not really fit into any state
glass, wax, rubberexamples of amorphous solids
salt, sand, gemstoneexamples of crystalline solids
amorphous solidssolids without a regular repeating pattern
crystalline solidssolids with a regular repeating pattern
molecules move fastest in this phaseplasma
molecules move faster than liquids in this stategas
molecules move the slowest in this statesolid
molecules move around each other in this stateliquid
molecules can escape their container in this stategas or plasma
this state of matter is the most common in the universeplasma
if you add heat to this state of matter it meltssolid
if you take energy away from this state of matter it condenses into liquidgas
if you add energy to this state of matter it boilsliquid
If you increase the pressure on a gas, the volume will decrease.Boyle's Law
If you increase the temperature of a gas, the volume will increase also.Charles' Law
Increasing the temperature of a substance causes the molecules to move___________.faster
This change happens when a substance either absorbs enough energy or gives off enough energyPhase change
This is responsible for the different phases of matter.Heat energy
The temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid.Melting point
100 degrees Celsuis for Waterboiling / condensation point
the boiling point for water in fahrenheit212 degrees F
the temperature at which a liquid becomes a solidfreezing point
freezing point for water in celsius0 degrees C
melting/ freezing point for water in fahrenheit32 degrees F
These help to identify an unknown substance for scienctists.freezing and boiling points
the change of a substance from a liquid to a gas is called ---vaporization
vaporization taking place at the surface of a liquidevaporation
perspiration evporates and __________ your body temperaturelowers
evporation ___________ heat energyabsorbs or uses up
if vaporization happens inside or at the bottom of a liquid, this is called ---boiling
at high altitudes, air pressure is much lower and the boiling point is ---reduced or lowered
water vapor in the air changes to liquid drops on a cold glasscondensation
when a solid does this, its surface particles escape directly into the gas phasesublimation


MMHS Science Instructor
Mardela Middle High School
Mardela Springs, MD

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