Explain the General States of Matter Flashcards

What do you know about the general states of matter? The four standard states of matter include solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. They are usually depicted based on qualities that can be seen or felt. For example, matter that feels stable or maintains a fixed shape is a solid. Read and study these flashcards and then take this quiz to see what you learned.

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STATE OF MATTER
ALL MATTER THAT EXISTS NATURALLY ON EARTH
SOLID
A FORM OF MATTER THAT HAS A DEFINATE SHAPE AND VOLUME
LIQUID
A FORM OF MATTER THAT FLOWS AND HAS CONSISTANT VOLUME
GAS
A FORM OF MATTER THAT FLOWS TO CONFORM TO CONTAINER AND ALSO FILLS THE VOLUME OF THE CONTAINER
VAPOR
A GASEOUS STATE OF A SUBSTANCE
PHYSICAL PROPERTY
CHARACTERISTIC THAT CAN BE OBSERVED OR MEASURED WITHOUT CHANGING COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL PROPERTY
A SUBSTANCE TO COMBINE WITH OR CHANGE INTO ONE OR MORE SUBSTANCES
PHYSICAL CHANGE
ALTERING A SUBSTANCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL CHANGE
ONE OR MORE SUBSTANCES CHANGING INTO NEW SUBSTANCES
MIXTURE
COMBINING TWO OR MORE PURE SUBSTANCES
SOLUTION
A HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURE
FILTRATION
SEPERATING A SOLID FROM A LIQUID
DISTILLATION
SEPARATION TECHNIQUE BASED ON DIFFERENCES IN BOILER POINTS OF SUBSTANCES
CRYSTILLIZATION
SEPARATION TECHNIQUE RESULTING IN A FORMATION OF PURE SOLID PARTICLES FROM A SOLUTION CONTAINING THE DISSOLVED SUBSTANCES
ELEMENT
A PURE SUBSTANCE