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
