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states of matter
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| solid | a state of matter that has a definite shape and definite volume. |
| crystalline solid | a solid that is made up of crystals in which particles are arranged in regular, repeating pattern. |
| amorphous solid | A solid made up of particles that are not arranged in 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 of a liquid that brings the molecules on the surface closer together. |
| viscosity | a liquid's 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 the surface. |
| melting | The change in state from a solid to a liquid. |
| melting point | The temperature at which a substance changes from solid to a liquid; the same as freezing point, or temperature at which a liquid changes to a solid. |
| freezing | The change in state from liquid to solid. |
| vaporizing | the change in state from liquid to gas. |
| evaporation | The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough to change to a gas. |
| boiling | Vaporization that occurs below the surface of a liquid. |
| boiling point | the temperature at which a liquid boils. |
| condesation | the change in state from gas to liquid |
| sublimation | the change in state from a solid directly to a gas without passing through the liquid state. |
| Charles's Law | A principle that described 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 who's graph is a straight line passing through the point. |
| Boyle's Law | a principle that describes the relationship between pressure and gas at constant temperature. |
| inversely proportional | a term used to describe the relationship between two variables who's product is constant. |