States of Matter Word Search
Free States of Matter word search. We picked 12 themed words — the terms and ideas of a school subject — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: SOLID, LIQUID, PLASMA, MELTING, FREEZING, EVAPORATION, CONDENSATION, SUBLIMATION, DEPOSITION, MOLECULE, ATOM, PARTICLE.
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States of Matter word list, defined
- SOLID /ˈsɒlɪd/ (British); /ˈsɑːlɪd/ (US) · adjective; noun
- Adjective: firm, compact, and without hollow spaces; stable, reliable, or complete. Noun: a substance that retains its shape and has a fixed volume, or a three-dimensional object extending in all directions. Related: firm, substantial, sturdy, reliable.
- LIQUID /ˈlɪkwɪd/ · noun, adjective, verb
- A liquid is a substance that is neither solid nor gas and therefore flows and takes the shape of its container. As an adjective, it describes something in this state; as a verb, it means to make something liquid. Related: fluid, runny, molten, liquefied.
- PLASMA /ˈplæzəm/ · noun
- In biology, plasma is the pale-yellow, cell-free fluid that remains when blood cells are removed from blood. In physics, it is an ionized gas containing charged particles, as found in stars, plasmas, and some laboratory devices. Related: blood plasma, serum, ionized gas.
- MELTING /ˈmɛltɪŋ/ · verb; adjective
- As a verb, melting means becoming liquid, especially under heat, or causing something to become liquid. As an adjective, it describes an expression or feeling that is tender and emotionally affecting. Related: thawing, liquefying, dissolving, softening.
- FREEZING /ˈfriːzɪŋ/ · adjective (also noun)
- As an adjective, freezing describes a temperature at or below the point where water turns to ice (0°C / 32°F), or colloquially, extreme cold. As a noun (the freezing), it refers to the process of solidifying or being preserved by cold. Related: icy, frigid, polar, arctic.
- EVAPORATION /ɪˌvæpəˈreɪʃən/ · noun
- The process by which a liquid, especially water, changes into vapor or gas, typically through the application of heat; also used figuratively to mean the gradual disappearance or fading away of something. Related: vaporization, vanishing, disappearance, dissipation.
- CONDENSATION /ˌkɒndɛnˈseɪʃən/ · noun
- The process by which a gas or vapour turns into a liquid, especially water droplets forming on a cool surface; also, the act of compressing text or other material into a shorter form. Related: liquefaction, precipitation, compression, abridgement.
- SUBLIMATION /ˌsʌb.lɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/ · noun
- The process in which a substance changes directly from a solid into a gas without passing through a liquid state. In psychology and general usage, sublimation also refers to the transformation of intense impulses into socially valued or acceptable activities. Related: vaporization, transformation, elevation, refinement.
- DEPOSITION /ˌdɛpəˈzɪʃən/ · noun
- The action of deposing someone, especially a monarch or other ruler; also, testimony given under oath and recorded in writing for use in court. Related: testimony, statement, sworn evidence, ouster.
- MOLECULE /ˈmɒlɪkjuːl/ (British); /ˈmɑːlɪkjuːl/ (US) · noun
- A molecule is the smallest electrically neutral particle of a substance that retains its chemical identity and consists of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds. In some specialized contexts, a molecule can consist of a single atom, especially when describing noble gases. Related: particle, unit, entity, structure.
- ATOM /ˈætəm/ · noun
- The smallest unit of an element that retains the chemical properties of that element, consisting of a nucleus of protons and neutrons orbited by electrons. More broadly, the tiniest conceivable particle or amount of something. Related: particle, molecule, unit, speck.
- PARTICLE /ˈpɑːrtəkəl/ (US); /ˈpɑːtɪkəl/ (UK) · noun
- A particle is a very small or microscopic constituent of matter, especially an elementary particle such as an electron, proton, or neutrino. In linguistics, it means a small function word that cannot stand alone as an independent word. Related: unit, constituent, elementary body, speck.
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