Across
- 4. The particulate nature of matter is a model that describes matter as being made up of tiny .......... that are constantly moving in a random manner
- 5. During contraction, the number of particles does not decrease, but the .......... between the particles
- 8. The particulate models of solids, liquids, and gases show the different .......... of particles in the different states of matter
- 9. When a matter is heated and its particles gain enough energy to increase the distance between them, the matter goes through ..........
- 10. A solid has a fixed shape and ..........
Down
- 1. The particles in gases are spaced further apart from one another compared to the particles in liquids. Hence, gases have a lower .......... than liquids.
- 2. The particles of .......... vibrate about in their fixed position
- 3. A liquid does not have a definite ..........
- 6. Gases have no definite shape or volume. Thus, gases can be ..........
- 7. During expansion and contraction, mass is ..........