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Intro to I.S.
yorks-pnhs-intro to I.S. vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Solid | The state of matter in which materials have a definite shape and a definite volume. |
| Liquid | The state of matter in which a material has a definite volume but not a definite shape. |
| Gas | The state of matter in which material has neither a definite shape nor definite volume. |
| Kinetic Energy | The energy an object has due to its motion. |
| Phase Change | The reversible physical change that occurs when a substance changes from one state of matter to another. |
| Endothermic | The system absorbs energy from its surroundings. |
| Heat of Fusion | The joules if energy when ice melts. |
| Exothermic | The system releases energy to its surroundings. |
| Vaporization | Phase change in which a substance changes from liquid into gas. |
| Heat of Vaporization | Joules of energy when water vaporizes. |
| Evaporization | The process that changes a substance from a liquid to a gas at temperatures below the substance's boiling point. |
| Vapor Pressure | The collision of vapor and the walls of the container. |
| Condensation | Substance changes from a gas to a liquid. |
| Sublimation | Substance changes from a solid to a gas or vapor without changing to a liquid first. |
| Deposition | A gas or vapor changes directly into a solid without first changing to a liquid. |