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Science 3-1
States of Matter
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8th Grade
11/28/2011

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Term
solid
Definition

has a definite shape and a definite volume

***fixed, closely packed arrangement of particles causes a solid to have a definite shape and volume

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crystalline solid
Definition

solids that are made up of crystals

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amorphous solids
Definition

particles are not arranged in a particular pattern

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liquid
Definition

has a definite volume but no shape of its own

***because liquid particles are free to move, a liquid has no definite shape.  However, it does have a definite voume.

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fluid
Definition

a substance that flows

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surface tension
Definition
result of an inward pull among the molecules of a liquid that brings the molecules on the surface closer together
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viscosity
Definition

a liquid's resistance to flowing

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gas
Definition

Can change volume very easily

***As they move, gas particles spread apart, filling all the space available.

Thus, a gas has neither definite shape nor definite volume

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