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inter science per F
Tavekelian-pnhs-intro to I.S. vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do materials in a solid have? | a definite shape and a definite volume |
| What state of matter has a definite volume but not a definite shape? | a liquid |
| What state of matter takes the shape and volume of the container that it is in? | a gas |
| What is the cause of the energy an object has due to its motion? | kinetic energy |
| What does pressure result in? | a force distributed over an area |
| What is absolute zero? | a temperature of 0 K |
| Which law states that the volume of a gas is directly proportional to its temperature in kelvins if the pressure and the number of particles of the gas are constant? | Charles law |
| Which law states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure if the temperature and the number of particles are constant? | Boyle's Law |
| What is a phase change? | the reversible physical change that occurs when a substance changes from one state of matter to another |
| What happens during an endothermic change? | the system absorbs energy from its surroundings |
| What is another term for melting? | heat of fusion |
| Which change happens when a system releases energy to it's surroundings? | exothermic |
| What is vaporization? | the phase change in which a substance changes from a liquid into a gas |
| What is it called when one gram of water gains 2261 joules of energy when it vaporizes? | heat of vaporization |
| What is evaporation? | the process that changes a substance from a liquid to a gas at temperatures below the substance's boiling point |
| When does the vapor pressure of water increase? | as the temperature increases |
| What is the phase change in which a substance changes from a gas or vapor to a liquid? | condensation |
| What type of phase change is sublimation? | a substance that changes from a solid to a gas or vapor without changing to a liquid first |
| What happens when a gas or vapor changes directly into a solid without first changing to a liquid? | deposition |