16 Questions
What is the term for the amount of heat required to break the force of attraction between particles at transition temperature?
Latent heat
What happens to the melting point when pressure is applied?
Decreases
What is the process called when a solid directly converts to gas?
Sublimation
What effect does an increase in wind speed have on evaporation rate?
Increases
What is the term for the temperature at which a solid melts into a liquid at normal atmospheric pressure?
Melting point
What is the term for the change of liquid into vapours at any temperature below the boiling point?
Evaporation
What are the spaces between matter particles called?
Interparticle gaps
Which state of matter has the highest attraction force between particles?
Solid
What is the most common state of matter in the universe?
Plasma
What happens to the force of attraction between particles during a change of state?
It decreases
What is the characteristic that defines the liquid phase of matter?
Fixed volume
What happens to particle motion with rising temperature?
It increases
Which state of matter has the highest compressibility?
Gas
What is the defining characteristic of the gaseous state of matter?
High compressibility
What happens to the shape and boundary in the liquid phase?
Not defined
What characterizes the plasma state of matter?
Super-energetic and super-excited particles influenced by electric and magnetic fields
Test your knowledge on the characteristics of matter particles including the smallest units, spaces between particles, continuous movement, and attraction forces. Explore the five states of matter and their properties.
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