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States of Matter
Kapolis - PNHS - States of Matter
| 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 a material has neither a definite shape nor a 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 |
| fusion | Fusion is another term for melting. |
| exothermic | The system releases energy to its surroundings |
| Vaporization | The phase change in which a substance changes from a liquid into a gas |
| Evaporation | The process that changes a substance from a liquid into a gas and temperatures below the substance's boiling point |
| Vapor Pressure | The pressure caused by the collision of this vapor and the walls of the container |
| Condensation | The phase change in which a substance changes from a has 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 | When a gas or vapor changes directly into a solid without first changing into a liquid |