States of Matter

4. when a liquid turns into a gas.
9. one of the distinct forms in which matter can exist.
11. super heated matter – so hot that the electrons are ripped away from the atoms forming an ionized gas.
13. a type of matter with specific properties that make it less rigid than a solid but more rigid than a gas.

1. the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water.
2. the energy contained within a system that is responsible for its temperature.
3. when a liquid becomes a vapor by touching a hot surface.
5. the process in which something changes from liquid to solid as the temperature becomes lower.
6. a substance that has no fixed size or shape.
7. the amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional figure as measured in cubic units
8. a state of matter that retains its shape and density when not confined.
10. The process in which solid substances are converted into liquids by adding heat.
12. a dimensionless quantity representing the amount of matter in a particle or object.