# The Particle Model of Matter Word Search

Every solid, liquid, and gas is made of tiny particles that are always moving ([PDF p.1](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/library/pdf/9862?page=1), [Knowledge](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36475)). This word search reviews key terms from our unit, including how particle movement, arrangement, and density help explain the properties of matter ([Understanding](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36480), [Knowledge](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36479)). As you search, think about how a solid's particles vibrate in place while a gas's particles move freely through space ([Knowledge](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36475)).

## How to play

- Find all 8 words hidden in the grid below. Words may run across, down, or diagonally.
- Circle or highlight each word as you find it, then cross it off the word list.
- When you finish, use the answer key to check your work.

## Words to find

- ARRANGEMENT
- DENSITY
- MOVEMENT
- PARTICLE
- PROPERTY
- SOLID
- VIBRATE
- VOLUME

## Puzzle grid

| S | Y | R | L | A | E | Q | B | U | W | W | O | L |
|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
| G | O | M | F | S | A | M | T | L | D | J | W | V |
| O | E | K | O | W | S | X | P | O | I | V | K | F |
| V | Q | F | L | V | I | B | R | A | T | E | G | E |
| H | U | G | P | N | E | S | O | L | I | D | N | Z |
| G | F | K | A | R | T | M | P | I | I | E | G | A |
| I | A | R | R | A | N | G | E | M | E | N | T | R |
| D | T | K | T | H | X | U | R | N | V | S | L | F |
| T | Y | Y | I | N | M | L | T | T | T | I | U | K |
| R | N | X | C | T | U | V | Y | C | W | T | D | H |
| M | V | O | L | U | M | E | D | L | R | Y | Z | I |
| A | R | D | E | O | B | E | V | H | S | N | S | Z |
| E | K | B | Z | E | E | K | D | U | W | K | W | T |

## Answer key

- **ARRANGEMENT**: row 7, column 2, across
- **DENSITY**: row 5, column 11, down
- **MOVEMENT**: row 2, column 3, diagonal
- **PARTICLE**: row 5, column 4, down
- **PROPERTY**: row 3, column 8, down
- **SOLID**: row 5, column 7, across
- **VIBRATE**: row 4, column 5, across
- **VOLUME**: row 10, column 2, across

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