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Chapter 2
lessons 1-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| solid | A state of matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume |
| Crystalline solid | A solid that is made up of crystals in which particles are arranged in a regular, repeating pattern |
| amorphous solid | A solid made up of particles that are not arranged in a regular pattern |
| liquid | A state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume |
| fluid | Any substance that can flow |
| surface tension | The result of an inward pull among the molecules of a liquid that brings the molecules on the surface closer together; causes the surface to act as if it has a thin skin |
| viscosity | A liquids resistance to flowing |
| gas | A state of matter with no definite shape or volume |
| pressure | the force pushing on a surface divided by the area of that surface |
| melting | The change in state from a solid to a liquid |
| melting point | The temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid |
| freezing | The change in state from a liquid to a solid |
| vaporization | The change of state from a liquid to a gas |
| evaporation | The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to turn into a gas |
| boiling | Vaporization that occurs at and below the surface of a liquid |
| boiling point | The temperature at which a liquid boils |
| condensation | Thee change in state from a gas to a liquid |
| sublimation | the change in state from a solid to a gas without becoming a liquid |
| Charles law | A principle that describes the relationship between the temperature and volume of a gas at constant pressure |
| directly proportional | A term used to describe the relationship between two variables whose graph is a straight line passing through the point 0,0 |
| Boyle's law | A principle that describes the relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas at constant pressure |
| inversely proportional | A term used to describe the relationship between two variables whose product is constant. |