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Science Vocab 2.1
Science Vocab Chp. 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| has a definite shape and volume | solid |
| solids that are made up of crystals | crystalline solid |
| the particles that are not arranged ina regular pattern | amorphous solids |
| has a defnite volume but not a definite shape of it's own | liquids |
| a substance that flows | fluid |
| the result of an inward pull among the molecules of a liquid that brings the molecules on the surface closer together | surface tension |
| a liquids resistance to flow | viscosity |
| a state of matter with no definite shape or volume | gas |
| the change in state from a solid to a liquid | melting |
| melting occurs at a specific temperature | melting point |
| the change in state from a liquid to a solid | freezing |
| vaporization that takes place only on the surface of a lquid | evaporation |
| the process that occurs when vaporization takes place insde a liquid as well as on the surface | boiling |
| the temperature at which a liquid boils | boiling point |
| the opposite of vaporation | condensation |
| the change in state from a solid directly to gas without passing through the liquid state | sublimation |
| the forse of pushing on a surface divided by the area of that surface | pressure |
| a principle that describes the relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas at constant temperature | Boyle's law |
| a principle that describes the relationship between the temperature and volume | Charles's law |
| a diagram that tells how two variables or factors that change are related | graph |
| the point on a line graph | origin |
| term used to describe the relationship between two variables | directly proportional |
| term used to describe the relationship between two variables whose graph forms a curvethat slopes downward | very inversely |
| the change of state from a liquid or solid to a gas | vaporation |