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Intro. to IS
Rapose - PNHS - Intro to IS. 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 materials have a definite volume, but not a definite shape. |
| gas | the state of matter in which materials have 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 change | the system that absorbs energy from its surroundings |
| heat of fusion | melting |
| exothermic change | the system released energy to its surroundings |
| vaporization | the phase change in which a substance changes from a liquid into a gas |
| heat of vaporization | the amount of energy the liquid gains when vaporizing |
| 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 vapor and the walls of the 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 gas or vapor changes directly to a solid without first changing to a liquid |