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chapter 3
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 a material has neither a definite shape nor definite volume |
| Kinetic energy | the energy an object has due to its motion |
| phase change | a reversible physical change that occurs whena substance changes from onestate 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 |