STATES OF MATTER

4. a relatively stable state of matter
5. smallest particle of a chemical element
6. a larger body of matter with no definite shape
7. an increase in the volume of a substance while its mass remains the same
12. the temperature at which a given solid will melt
13. the process of a substance changing from a liquid to a gas
16. a group of linked ideas intended to explain something
17. the process of a substance changing from a gas to a liquid
19. the movement of a liquid from a high concentration area to a area of lower concentration
20. the process of a substance changing from a liquid to a solid

1. the matter with most kinetic energy
2. a substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means
3. any substance that has mass and takes up spaces by having volume
8. the characteristic of a matter that can be observed and measured
9. the temperature at which a liquid boils
10. the behavior of a substance that can be observed when it undergoes a chemical change
11. a state of matter that conforms to the shape of a container
14. the amount of space an object occupies
15. the process of a substance changing from a solid to a liquid
18. energy what an object has because of its motion