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VOCAB_3.3_EES
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| PHASE CHANGES | The reversible physical change that occurs when a substance changes from one state of matter to another. |
| ENDOTHERMIC | A description of a change in which a system absorbs energy from its surroundings. |
| HEAT OF FUSION | The energy a substance must absorb in order to change from a solid to a liquid. |
| EXOTHERMIC | A description of change in which a system releases energy to its surroundings. |
| VAPORIZATION | The phase change in which a substance changes from a liquid to gas. |
| HEAT OF VAPORIZATION | The energy a substance must absorb in order to change from a liquid to a gas. |
| EVAPORATION | The process that changes a substance from a liquid to gas at temps. below the boiling point. |
| VAPOR PRESSURE | The pressure cased by collisions of particles in a vapor with the walls or a container. |
| CONDENSATION | The phase change in which a substance changes from a gas or vapor to a liquid. |
| SUBLIMATION | The phase change in which a substance changes from a solid to a gas or vapor without changing to a liquid first. |
| DEPOSITION | The phase change in which a gas or vapor changes directly into a solid without first changing into a liquid. |