Phases of Matter
SOLIDS
LIQUIDS
GASES
1. What Are Phases Of Matter?
1. ____________________
2. ____________________
3. ____________________
4. ____________________
2. Solids
- Phase of ______________ in which matter has a definite _____________ and ______________
- Molecules are _______________ and organized in __________________ order
3. Liquids
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Phase of matter in which matter _____________ the ____________ of its container and has a
definite ________________
- Molecules are moving _______________; not fast enough to ________________ the attractions
between them
4. Gases
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Phase of matter in which matter _______________ in both volume and shape
- Molecules move very ______________ and are able to ______________ apart from each other
5. Plasmas
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Phase of matter that _______ _______ have a definite shape or volume and whose
_______________ have broken apart
- Examples:
6. Why Do Different Phases Exist?
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By the ________________ of _________________
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Molecules are always in _________________ and constantly ______________ into one another
7. How Do We Classify Them Then?
- By how ____________ the molecules _____________