1. Three Phases of Matter Tahoma Jr. High 8 th Grade Science Maple Valley, WA

2. You need to use your imagination to “see” what is happening to the motion of the molecules as they heat up…

4. Weather- it’s just a “phase” it’s going through.

5. States of Matter S – L – G TRIANGLE * There is a fourth phase (or “state”) of matter called PLASMA which is not commonly seen on Earth (though 99% of the Universe‘s visible matter is in this phase! ). This highly energized matter is made of atoms different from ordinary neutrally charged atoms (negative electron # equals positive proton #, therefore canceling charges). The extra energy has actually broken the atoms into smaller charged parts. Plasma can be found in neon or fluorescent lights, the Sun, lightning, nuclear bombs and in the upper atmosphere of Earth where the magnetic field causes auroras to form. KEY: + means adding energy - means removing energy o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o S olid ooooooo oooooooo ooooooooo oooooooooo ooooooooooo G as L iquid + evaporating + - condensing - + sublimating + - freezing - + melting + - reverse sublimating - THREE BASIC PHASES OF MATTER THREE BASIC PHASES OF MATTER general particle arrangement S – L – G TRIANGLE * There is a fourth phase (or “state”) of matter called PLASMA which is not commonly seen on Earth (though 99% of the Universe‘s visible matter is in this phase! ). This highly energized matter is made of atoms different from ordinary neutrally charged atoms (negative electron # equals positive proton #, therefore canceling charges). The extra energy has actually broken the atoms into smaller charged parts. Plasma can be found in neon or fluorescent lights, the Sun, lightning, nuclear bombs and in the upper atmosphere of Earth where the magnetic field causes auroras to form. KEY: + means adding energy - means removing energy o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o S olid ooooooo oooooooo ooooooooo oooooooooo ooooooooooo G as L iquid + evaporating + - condensing - + sublimating + - freezing - + melting + - reverse sublimating - THREE BASIC PHASES OF MATTER THREE BASIC PHASES OF MATTER general particle arrangement S – L – G TRIANGLE * There is a fourth phase (or “state”) of matter called PLASMA which is not commonly seen on Earth (though 99% of the Universe‘s visible matter is in this phase! ). This highly energized matter is made of atoms different from ordinary neutrally charged atoms (negative electron # equals positive proton #, therefore canceling charges). The extra energy has actually broken the atoms into smaller charged parts. Plasma can be found in neon or fluorescent lights, the Sun, lightning, nuclear bombs and in the upper atmosphere of Earth where the magnetic field causes auroras to form. KEY: + means adding energy - means removing energy o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o S olid ooooooo oooooooo ooooooooo oooooooooo ooooooooooo G as L iquid + evaporating + - condensing - + sublimating + - freezing - + melting + - reverse sublimating - THREE BASIC PHASES OF MATTER THREE BASIC PHASES OF MATTER general particle arrangement S – L – G TRIANGLE * There is a fourth phase (or “state”) of matter called PLASMA which is not commonly seen on Earth (though 99% of the Universe‘s visible matter is in this phase! ). This highly energized matter is made of atoms different from ordinary neutrally charged atoms (negative electron # equals positive proton #, therefore canceling charges). The extra energy has actually broken the atoms into smaller charged parts. Plasma can be found in neon or fluorescent lights, the Sun, lightning, nuclear bombs and in the upper atmosphere of Earth where the magnetic field causes auroras to form. KEY: + means adding energy - means removing energy o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o S olid ooooooo oooooooo ooooooooo oooooooooo ooooooooooo G as L iquid + evaporating + - condensing - + sublimating + - freezing - + melting + - reverse sublimating - THREE BASIC PHASES OF MATTER THREE BASIC PHASES OF MATTER general particle arrangement S – L – G TRIANGLE * There is a fourth phase (or “state”) of matter called PLASMA which is not commonly seen on Earth (though 99% of the Universe‘s visible matter is in this phase! ). This highly energized matter is made of atoms different from ordinary neutrally charged atoms (negative electron # equals positive proton #, therefore canceling charges). The extra energy has actually broken the atoms into smaller charged parts. Plasma can be found in neon or fluorescent lights, the Sun, lightning, nuclear bombs and in the upper atmosphere of Earth where the magnetic field causes auroras to form. KEY: + means adding energy - means removing energy o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o S olid ooooooo oooooooo ooooooooo oooooooooo ooooooooooo G as L iquid + evaporating + - condensing - + sublimating + - freezing - + melting + - reverse sublimating - THREE BASIC PHASES OF MATTER THREE BASIC PHASES OF MATTER general particle arrangement < click here for an animation end show