Matter and Its Interactions

Anything that has matter and takes up space.

The smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element.

It occurs when a gas changes to a liquid. Liquids lose heat and freezes into a solid.

When a solid substance skips the liquid state of matter when turning into a gas; the change of state directly from a solid to a gas.

Solids, liquids, and gases.

It alters the form of an object, but does not change what type of matter it is.

When a substance combines with another to form a new substance.

Crushing a can, a tossed salad, boiling water.

Rusting of iron, cooking an egg, mixing baking soda and vinegar to produce a carbon dioxide gas.

The molecules gain energy and escape the liquid’s surface. The added energy causes the liquid water to become a gas called water; the slow change from a liquid to a gas.