Classification of Matter

Flashcards covering the classification of matter and its properties.

A ____ has a definite shape and a definite volume.

solid

A ____ has a definite volume but an indefinite shape.

liquid

Gases have neither a definite shape nor a definite _ .

volume

In a solid, the particles are held together by _ or intermolecular forces.

chemical bonds

The melting of a solid into a liquid is called _.

melting or fusion

The process of a liquid becoming a gas is known as _.

vaporization or evaporation

Condensation refers to the transition from a _ to a liquid.

gas

The term for a solid directly becoming a gas is called _.

sublimation

The temperature at which a solid substance melts is called its _ .

melting point

A property that can be observed without altering the composition of a material is called a _ property.

physical