States of Matter

3. to move something from one place to another
5. energy due to motion
7. movement in all directions and at different speeds.
10. the study of heat.
14. the process by which a gas changes to a liquid.
16. the amount of space something fills or takes up
18. stored energy due to the interactions between objects or particles.
20. a force that brings things together
21. the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a material.
23. the result of the motion of all the particles, and the distance and attractions between those particles in the system.
26. anything that has mass and takes up space
27. to become smaller
28. an increase in a material’s volume when the temperature is increased.

1. the movement of substances from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
2. a condition or physical property of matter
4. the unit of temperature also used by scientists
6. a quality or feature of something
8. to come together with direct impact
9. the unit used to measure temperature in the United States
11. a particular stage of, in this case, matter
12. matter with a definite shape and a definite volume
13. a decrease in a material’s volume when the temperature is decreased.
15. from Greek energiaI, means “activity” OR the ability to cause change
16. the change in state from a liquid to a gas.
17. matter with a definite volume, but no definite shape
19. to happen
22. related to heat
24. to spread out
25. matter with no definite volume and no definite shape
27. the unit used to measure temperature in countries that use the metric system