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andrew phns vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Solids | The state of matter in which materials havae 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 does not have 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 | a describtion of a change in which a system absorbs energy from its surroundings |
| heat of fusion | the amount of energy for water |
| exothermic | a system that releases energy to its surroundings |
| evaporations | the process that changes a substance from liquid to a gas |
| vapor pressure | the pressure caused by the collisionof this vapor and the wallsof the container |
| condensation | the phase change in which a substance changes from a gas or vapor to a liquid |
| sublimation | the phasechange in which a substance changes from q solid to a gas or vapor |
| deposition | when a gas or vapor changes directly into a solid without changing to a liquid first |
| vaporization | the phase change in which a substance changes from a liquid into a gas |