Matter Review

These flashcards cover key concepts related to the properties of matter, including definitions and processes of different states of matter.

What is matter?

Anything that takes up space and has mass.

What does mass refer to in the context of matter?

The amount of matter something has.

What are atoms?

Tiny particles that matter is made of.

What are physical properties?

How something looks, feels, smells, tastes or sounds

What is a solid?

Matter that has its own shape.

What is a liquid?

Matter that takes the shape of its container.

What is a gas?

Matter that fills up all the space inside a container.

What process involves the transition from solid to liquid due to heat?

Melting.

What is freezing?

The process of changing from a liquid to a solid due to cold.

What is condensation?

The process of gas changing into a liquid.

What is evaporation?

The process of liquid changing into a gas due to heat.

What is sublimation?

The process of a solid changing directly into a gas.

What does deposition refer to?

The process of gas changing directly into a solid.