Properties of Matter (2)

A solid which lacks orderly internal structure is ________.

amorphous

Glass is an example of which type of solid? amorphous crystalline

amorphous

shapeless; lacking complex organization

amorphous

The temperature at which a liquid turns into a gas is its ________.

boiling point

Gas pressure is caused by _________ of gas molecules within the container.

collision

mineral or element having geometric shapes as a result of orderly arrangement of its atomic structure

crystalline

When water freezes, it ________.

expands

Instant oxidation will usually result in (an) ________.

explosion

When a solid becomes a liquid, its particles are _____. closer together farther apart the same distance apart as before

farther apart

Gas pressure within a fixed container will increase when _____. gas is cooled gas is heated gas volume changes mass of a gas is increased

gas is heated mass of a gas is increased

An element which will not combine chemically is _____. reactive inert non-chemical a chemical

inhert

What arrangement of atoms or molecules determines whether a solid is crystalline or amorphous? internal external

internal

A liquid tends to seek its own _______.

level

The three states of matter are: powder liquid plasma solid gas

liquid solid gas

A liquid has ________ and takes up ________ but has no definite ________.

mass space shape

Which is true about a gas? no mass or fixed volume no fixed volume and no pressure mass and no fixed volume pressure and no mass

mass and no fixed volume

an element or compound found in nature

mineral

the force per unit of area

pressure

The two common properties of all solids are fixed _____ and _____. weight mass shape volume

shape volume

Rusting of metals is caused by _____. slow oxidation rapid oxidation instantaneous oxidation

slow oxidation

A liquid retains a fixed volume regardless of the shape of the container which holds it. True False

true

Gas molecules have very weak attractive forces. True False

true

Most liquids do not expand upon freezing. True False

true

Compared to a solid, the molecular bonds of a liquid are _____. strong weak orderly none

weak