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Chapter 3 vocabulary
Science Chapter 3 vocabulary.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| state of matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume | solid |
| solid that is made up of crystals in which particles are arranged in a regular, repeating pattern | crystalline |
| a solid made up of particles that are not arranged in a regular pattern | amorphous solid |
| state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume | liquid |
| substance that can easily flow | fluid |
| result of an inward pull among the molecules of a liquid that brings the molecules on the surface closer together | surface tension |
| a liquid's resistance to flowing | viscosity |
| a state of matter that has no definite shape or volume | gas |
| the change from the solid to the liquid state of matter | melting |
| the temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid | melting point |
| the change from the liquid to the solid state of matter | freezing |
| the change of state from a liquid to a gas | vaporization |
| the process that occurs when vaporization takes place only on the surface of a liquid | evaporation |
| the process that occurs when vaporization takes place inside a liquid as well as on the surface | boiling |
| the temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas | boiling point |
| the change from the gaseous to the liquid state of matter | condensation |
| the change in state from a solid directly to a gas without passing through the liquid state | sublimation |
| the force exerted on a surface divided by the total are over which the force is exerted | pressure |
| a principle that describes the relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas at constant temperature | Boyle's law |
| a principle that describes the relationship between the temperature and volume of a gas at constant pressure | Charles' law |
| a diagram that shows how two variables are related | graph |
| the 0,0 point on a line graph | origin |
| a term used to describe the relationship between two variables whose graph is a straight line | directly proportional |
| a term used to describe the relationship between two variables whose graph forms a curve that slopes downward | vary inversely |