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Muench SciVocab 2
Muench Sci Vocab: States of matter
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Physical forms in which a substance can exist; states include solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. | States of Matter |
| State in which matter has a definite shape and volume. | Solid |
| State in which matter takes the shape of its container and has a definite volume. | Liquid |
| State in which matter changes in both shape and volume | Gas |
| Amount of force exerted on a given area. | Pressure |
| The law that states that for a fixed amount of gas at a constant temperature, the volume of a gas increases as its pressure decreases. | Boyle's law |
| The law that states that for a fixed amount of gas at a constant pressure, the volume of a gas increases as its temp. increases. | Charle's law |
| The state of matter that does not have a definite shape or volume and whose particles have broken apart; plasma is composed of electrons and positively charged ions. | Plasma |
| Conversion of a substance from one physical form to another. | Change of state |
| The change of state from a solid to liquid | Melting |
| The change of state from a liquid to solid | Freezing |
| The change of state from a liquid to a gas; includes boiling and evaporation. | Vaporization |
| Vaporization that occurs throughout a liquid | Boiling |
| Vaporization that occurs at the surface of a liquid below its boiling point | Evaporation |
| The change of state from a gas to a liquid | Condensation |
| The change of state from a solid directly into a gas | Sublimation |