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Solid,Liquids,Gases
SFHS- Richerson/Crovato
Question | Answer |
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What is the base metric unit for mass? | gram |
What is the most common material in the universe? | plasma |
What does Boyle's Law state? | it states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure if the temperature and number of particles are constant |
What has no definite shape or definite volume? | gas |
What law states that the volume of a gas is directly proportional to its temperature in kelvins if the pressure and the number of particles is constant? | Charles's law |
Matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape is a ___ | liquid |
If you move a substance from one container to another and its volume changes, the substance is a ___ | gas |
What states that all particles of matter are in constant motion? | Kinetic Theory of Matter |
Buoyant force is the ___ force exerted on an object immersed of floating on a liquid. | upward |
Why does ice float on water? | ice is less dense than water |
The kinetic theory states that the higher the temperature, the faster the ____________________________ | particles that make up the substance move |
Which state of matter will hold its shape without a container? | solid |
The resistance of a fluid to flow is referred to as _____ | viscosity |
Archimedes' principle states that the buoyant force on an _________ is equal to the weight of the displaced volume of fluid | object in the fluid |
The pascal is the SI unit for ______ | pressure |
Materials can be classified as solids, liquids, or gases based on whether their _______ and _____ are definite or variable. | shapes and volumes |
What's the metric unit for volume? | liter |
Which is the metric unit for length? | meter |
The closeness of a measurement to the actual value being measured is ____ | accruacy |
A _______ _______ makes it easier to understand things that are too small, too large, or too hard to observe directly. | scientific model |
What variable changes in response to the manipulated variable? | responding |
What are the 2 main areas of physical science? | chemistry and physics |
Computers are an example of _____ that helps people solve problems | technology |
An organized plan for gathering, organizing, and communicating information is called the _____ | scientific method |
What 2 things must a measurement include? | a number and a unit |
What's the SI unit for temperature? | Kelvin |
The type of graph used to show how a part of something relates to the whole is a _____ _____ | circle graph |
Why are scientific models important? | they help visualize things that are very complex, very large, or very small |
What is true about scientific theories? | scientific theories are never proven |
What happens when the data in an investigation do not support the original hypothesis? | the hypothesis is revised |
IN which step of the scientific method is information obtained through the senses? | making observations |