States of Matter

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Across
  1. 3. in a solid, attractions are so strong that particles are fixed in place and can only _________ where they are
  2. 4. when thermal energy is removed from molecules, they move _____________ together
  3. 6. in a gas, molecules are very far __________
  4. 7. the atoms and molecules that make up matter are always in __________
  5. 9. in a liquid, particles can move ________ each other
  6. 10. in a gas, molecules ________ interact with each other
  7. 12. two or more atoms chemically bonded together
  8. 13. liquids do not have a fixed ___________
  9. 14. the study of matter and how it changes
  10. 16. when thermal energy is added to molecules, they move ________ apart
Down
  1. 1. a gas will spread out evenly to _____ any container
  2. 2. atoms and molecules that make up matter are _____________ to each other
  3. 4. when matter is __________, molecules move closer together
  4. 5. the "building blocks" of all matter
  5. 7. anything that has mass and takes up space
  6. 8. matter can exist as a solid, liquid or gas. we call these _________ of matter
  7. 11. in a solid, atoms or molecules are ______ attracted to each other
  8. 15. when matter is __________, molecules move farther apart