States of Matter

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. The application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas (7)
  2. 6. The place where something begins, where it springs into being (6)
  3. 7. The process of becoming a vapor (11)
  4. 8. One of the quantities in a mathematical ___ (12)
  5. 10. The withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid (8)
  6. 11. State of matter with a fixed shape (5)
  7. 12. The process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid (7)
  8. 14. Resistance of a liquid to shear forces (9)

Down

  1. 1. A change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid (11)
  2. 2. The process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state (12)
  3. 3. State of matter that flows like water (6)
  4. 5. A visual representation of the relations between certain quantities, represented as points (5)
  5. 9. Force pushing on something (8)
  6. 10. Continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: (5)
  7. 13. State of matter that fills any space, like air (3)