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Vocab_3.3_JKH
Vocabulary for 3.3 Phase Changes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| phase change | the reversible physical change that occurs when a substance changes from one state of matter to another |
| endothermic | a change in which the system absorbs energy from its surroundings |
| heat of fusion | the amount of energy absorbed to change a substance from a solid to a liquid |
| exothermic | a change in which the system releases energy into its surroundings |
| vaporization | the phase change in which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas |
| heat of vaporization | the amount of energy absorbed to change a substance from a liquid to a gas |
| evaporation | the process that changes a substance from a liquid to a gas at temperatures below the substance's boiling point |
| vapor pressure | the pressure caused by the collisions of water vapor and a container |
| condensation | the phase change in which a substance changes from a gas 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 | the phase change in which a substance changes from a gas or vapor to a solid without changing to a liquid first |