All substances are made up of particles.

The particles are so small that you cannot see them.

In any one substance, for example water, all the
particles are the same as each other.
A substance can exist as a solid, a liquid, or a gas.
These are the three states
of matter

The particle theory explains the behaviour of a substance in these

three states.

If you had one particle of water, it would not behave as a solid or a liquid or a
gas. Particles give a substance its properties when there
are many of them.

Compressing solids, liquids, and gases

You can squash – compress – all substances when
they are in the gas state. The particles get closer
together.

You cannot compress a substance in

the solid or liquid state. The particles
are already touching, so they cannot
get closer together
Substances also expand when they are in the
liquid state. In this thermometer, liquid alcohol
expands as it gets hotter. It takes up more space
in the tube. The alcohol level goes up, and the
scale shows the temperature.
Substances in solid and liquid states expand as
they get hotter because their particles vibrate
or move faster, and move slightly further apart.
The particles themselves do not get bigger.
When a substance in the solid or liquid state cools, its particles
vibrate
or move more slowly. The particles get closer together. The
sample of the
substance gets smaller, or contracts.

Q. 
Which of the following is matter?
answer choices
dust
the moon
strand of hair
all of the above

Q. 
Name the 3 states of Matter
answer choices
Solid, Liquid and Gas
Solid, Water, and Gas
Liquid, Electrons and Gas

Q. 
All matter is made of particles
answer choices
True
False

Q. 
Particles are always moving.
answer choices
True
False
Q. 
Which image shows particles in a solid?
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Q. 
Which of the following is a correct description for solids?
answer choices
Particles are closely packed and do not move.
Particles are closely packed and vibrate.
Particles can move around each other.

Q. 
Particles in a _________ take the shape of the container.
answer choices
solid
liquid
gas
plasma

Q. 
Which of the following statements about the particle of a gas is true?
answer choices
The particles of a gas vibrate and are packed closely together.
The particles of a gas are far apart and move in all directions.
The particles of a gas do not move.

Q. 
In which state of matter will there be the LARGEST space between molecules?
answer choices
Solid
Liquid
Gas

Q. 
Which has particles that travel faster?
answer choices
gas
solid

Q. 
What are the three states of matter?
answer choices
solid, volume, mass
density, volume, mass
solid, liquid, gas
density, gas, volume

Q. 
Adding HEAT to matter causes its particles to:
answer choices
move faster and farther apart
Move slower and farther apart
Move faster and closer together
Move slower and closer together
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Q. 
When temperature increases (gets "hotter"), the volume of matter increases (gets bigger).
answer choices
Dissolving
Compression
Thermal Expansion
Diffusion

Q. 
This picture is an example of...
answer choices
Compression
Diffusion
Thermal Expansion
Dissolving

Q. 
When the temperature of matter decreases the particles ...
answer choices
speed up and move farther apart
speed up and move closer together
slow down and move farther apart
slow down and move closer together

Q. 
When air in a hot air balloon is heated the air inside the baloon...
answer choices
expands
contracts
evaporates
condenses

Q. 
When thermal energy is added to a substance, the substance's particles move:
answer choices
More rapidly at an increased distance from each other.
More rapidly with less distance between each other.
More slowly with a greater distance between each other.
More slowly with a reduced distance between each other.

Q. 
If an object has particles that are moving very slowly, the object's
temperature is probably ______.
answer choices
hot
small
cold
big

Q. 
If an object has particles that are moving very quickly, the object 's
temperature is probably _____.
answer choices
cold
slow
big
hot
Q. 
If the movement of the atoms increases, you can assume the temperature was _________.
answer choices
Increased
Decreased
Not Changes