Quiz 1_Chem

• Matter is a substance made up of various types of particles that occupies physical space and has inertia
• Matter is anything that has mass and volume
• Phases or states of matter

  • Solid
  • Liquid
  • Gas
  • Plasma
• Solid


  • Definite shape and volume
  • Particles vibrate around fixed axes
  • Molecules are compact
• Liquid


  • No definite shape but has definite volume
  • Particles move over each other but are still attracted
• Gas


  • No definite shape or volume
  • Particles move in random motion
  • Highly compressible
• Plasma


  • Ionized gas
  • Extremely high energy levels
  • Good conductor of electricity
  • Affected by magnetic fields
• Lightning is a plasma