CHAPTER 8 : STATES OF MATTER

1. Matter can be grouped as solid, liquid and gas.

2. Solids have mass, a fixed volume and a fixed shape.

3. Liquid have mass, a fixed volume and no fixed shape.

4. Gases have mass, no fixed shape and no fixed volume.

5. Matter can change from one state to another.

      

• Melting : solid to liquid
• Boiling : liquid to gas
• Evaporation : liquid to gas
• Condensation : gas to liquid
• Freezing : liquid to solid

6. Factors that affect how fast water evaporation:    

      

7. The water process where water rises into the air and returns to land called the water cycle.