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matter ch.2
vocabulary words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| states of matter | the physical forms in which matter can exist |
| atom | the smallest mater of a subtance that still has that substance's characteristic properties |
| molecule | the combination of two or more atoms creating an element or compound |
| solid | a state of matter that has a definite volume and a definite shape |
| crystalline | a very orderly solid with a three-dimensional arrangement of particles found in a repeating pattern of rows |
| amorphous | a less organized solid object with particles that have no special or particular arrangment or pattern |
| liquid | a state of matter that has a definite volume and no definite shape |
| surface tension | the force that acts on the suface of a liquid and that tends to minimize the area of the surface |
| viscosity | the resistance of gas of liquid to flow |
| gas | a state of matter that has no definite volume or shape |
| temperature | a measure of how hot(or cold) something is; specifically a measure of the movement of particles |
| melting | the change of state where a solid becomes a liquid by adding energy |
| endothermic | a change in which energy, in the form of heat, is added to a substance |
| freezing | the change of state where a liquid becomes a solid by removing energy |
| exothermic | a change in which energy, in the form of heat, is removed from a substance |
| evaporation | the change of state from liquid to gas at the suface of the liquid caused by an increase in energy |
| boiling | the change of state from liquid to gas thoughout a liquid caused by an increase in energy |
| condensation | the change of state where a gas becomes a liquid by removing energy |
| sublimation | the change of state where a solid directly becomes a gas without passing though a liquid state |