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13 Cards in this Set
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Fluid may not have a definite shape but it does have definite ____________.
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Volume
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Describe how paricles in a solid are arranged.
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The particles in a solid are packed tightly together and stay in fixed positions, a solid has a definite shape and volume.
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Describe Crystalline solids.
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Crystalline solids are solids made up of crystals.
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Give an example of a crystaline structure.
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Snowflakes
Salt Sugar Sand |
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Describe an amorphous solid.
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An amorphous solid is a solid that has particles that are not arranged in a regular pattern.
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Give an example of an amorphous solid.
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Plastic
Ruber Glass Butter |
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What are the types of solids?
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Crystaline and Amorphous
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Describe what a solid is.
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A state of matter that has definite volume and definate shape.
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Describe a liquid.
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Aliquid is a state of matter that has not shape other than the container housing it.
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What is Viscosity?
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It is the resistance of a liquid to flowing.
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What is a gas?
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It is a state of matter that changes volume depending on the container it is in.
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Gas has no definite shape and no definite volume because...
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Gas particles spread apart, filing all the space that is available to them.
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How does the movement of particles in a liquid help to explain the shape and volume of liquids?
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The particles of a liquid are free to move beacuse there is not a definite shape.
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