ATI Science- Water & States of Matter Flashcards
Which of the following describes why water has a concave, or downward-curving meniscus when poured in a glass beaker
the adhesive forces with the glass are greater than the cohesive forces
change from solid to a gas, without passing through the liquid state
sublimation
change of state from a gas to a solid.
deposition
change of state from a liquid to a gas
evaporation
change of state from a gas to a liquid
condensation
Property of water that explains its solvent abilities for certain
substances
Polarity of water molecules
term used for a substance held at
temperature and pressure where the solid, liquid, and gaseous states of a substance exist simultaneously
triple point
the temperature and pressure at which the distinction between liquid and gas can no longer be made.
critical point
What happens to particles when a solid turns into a liquid?
Particles become less ordered
Properties of water
cohesiveness, adhesiveness, high specific heat, high latent heat, high heat of vaporization, high polarity and hydrogen bonding
attraction between two molecules of a different substance
adhesion
attraction between two molecules of the same substance
cohesion
when water adhere to another substance, the substance is ____
hydrophilic
any substance that has mass and takes up space is ____
matter
3 states of matter
solid, liquid, gas
a measure of the amount of substance in an object
mass
measure of gravitational pull of Earth on an object
weight
a measure of the amount of space occupied
volume
a measure of the amount of mass per unit volume
density
Density formula
D= M/V
Volume formula
L x W x H
There are 3 insects that are being compared under a microscope. As a scientist, you decide measuring them would be an important part of recording their data. Which unit of measurement would be best for this situation?
Micrometers
Liquids have no definite _____, but have definite _______
no shape, has volume
The process of changing a liquid to a gas
vaporization
Solids with a fixed shape have what type of order?
crystalline order
