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States of Matter
cheung-pnhs-states of matter
Question | Answer |
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the state of matter in which a material has a definite shape and definite volume | Solid |
the state of matter in which a material has a definite volume but not a definite shape | Liquid |
the state of matter in which a material has neither a definite shape or a definite volume | Gas |
the energy an object has dued to its motion | Kenetic Energy |
a reversiable physical change that occurs when a substanges from one state of matter to the other | Phase Change |
a discription of a change in which a system absorbs energy from its surroundings | Endothermic |
the energy a substance must absorb in order the change from a solid to a liquid | Heat of Fusion |
a discription of a change in which a system releases energy to its surroundings | Exothermic |
the phase in which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas | Vaporization |
the energy a substance must absorb in order to change from a liquid to a gas | Heat of Vaporization |
the process that changes a subatance from a liquid to a gas at tempertures below the substance's boiling point | Evaporation |
the pressure caused by a collision of particles in a vapor with the walls of a container | Vapor Pressure |
a phase in which a substance changes from a gas of vapor to a liquid | Condensation |
the phase change in which a substance changes from a solid to a gas or vapor without changing to a liquid first | Sublimation |
the phase change in which a gas or vapor changes directly into a solid without first changing into a liquid | Deposition |