States of matter crossword puzzles on solids, liquids, gases, melting, freezing, and evaporation.
Crossword clues used in states of matter puzzles, with answers and links to play.
“Force pushing on a surface, often from gas particles”
PRESSURE (8)
“Amount of three-dimensional space a substance occupies”
VOLUME (6)
“Extremely small piece of matter, like an atom or molecule”
PARTICLE (8)
“Increase in volume, often caused by heating”
EXPANSION (9)
“Word relating to heat or temperature”
THERMAL (7)
“Change directly from a solid into a gas”
SUBLIMATION (11)
“Spreading of particles from an area of high to low concentration”
DIFFUSION (9)
“Decrease in volume, often caused by cooling”
CONTRACTION (11)
“Gas form of a substance that is usually liquid or solid”
VAPOR (5)
“Measure of how much mass is packed into a given volume”
DENSITY (7)
“Change directly from a gas into a solid”
DEPOSITION (10)
“Squeezing of matter into a smaller volume”
COMPRESSION (11)
“Measure of the average kinetic energy of particles”
TEMPERATURE (11)
“Hot water vapor rising into the air”
STEAM (5)
“To change from a liquid into a solid”
FREEZE (6)
“State of matter with a fixed shape and volume”
SOLID (5)
“State of matter with no fixed shape or volume”
GAS (3)
“Describes something with a low temperature”
COLD (4)
“Outline or form of an object”
SHAPE (5)
“To change from a solid into a liquid”
MELT (4)
“Measure of how hot or cold something is”
TEMPERATURE (11)
“To heat a liquid until it turns into gas”
BOIL (4)
“Energy that can change matter from one state to another”
HEAT (4)
“To change slowly from a liquid into a gas”
EVAPORATE (9)
“Liquid that covers most of Earth's surface”
WATER (5)