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Intro to I.S
Noyes-PNHS-Intro to I.S. vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The state of matter in which materials have a definite shape and a definite volume | Solid |
| The state of matter in which a material has a definite volume but not a definite shape | Liquid |
| The state of matter in which a material has neither a definite shape nor a definite volume | Gas |
| The energy an object has due to its motion | Kinetic energy |
| The reversible physical change that occurs when a substance changes from one state of matter to another | Phase change |
| A change where the system absorbs energy from its surroundings | Endothermic |
| The heat at which something melts, which varies from substance to substance | Heat of Fusion |
| A change where the system releases energy to its surroundings | Exothermic |
| The phase change in which a substance changes from a liquid into a gas (Endothermic) | Vaporization |
| The amount of heat required to change a liquid into a gas | Heat of vaporization |
| The process that changes a substance from a liquid to a gas at temperatures below the substance's boiling point | Evaporation |
| The pressure caused by the collision of vapor and the walls of a container | Vapor pressure |
| The phase change in which a substance changes from a gas or vapor to a liquid | Condensation |
| The phase change in which a substance changes from a solid to a gas or vapor without changing to a liquid first | Sublimination |
| The phase change when a gas or vapor changes directly into a solid without first changing into a liquid | Deposition |