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1
Q

Ch 3.1

What are the 3 most familiar states of matter?

A

Solids, Liquids, and Gasses

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Ch 3.1

What is a state of matter?

A

The physical forms of matter, which include, solid, liquid, and gas

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Ch 3.1

Matter is made up of what?

A

Atoms and molecules

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Ch 3.1

When particles move independently of each other, they are called?

A

A gas

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Ch 3.1

When particles are close together but can slide past one another, they are called?

A

A liquid

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Ch 3.1

When particles that do not move fast enough to overcome the strong attraction between them, they are called?

A

A solid

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When particles are close together but can vibrate in place, they are called?

A

A solid

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Ch 3.1

When particles move fast enough to overcome nearly all the attraction between them, they are called?

A

A gas

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9
Q

Ch 3.1

The particles of matter that make up a solid:

a. have a weaker attraction than those of a liquid
b. do not move at all
c. do not move fast enough to overcome the force of attraction

A

C. Do not move fast enough to overcome the force of attraction

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Ch 3.1

What is a solid?

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A substance where the particles do not move fast enough to overcome the strong attraction between them, therefore giving the object resistance when touched

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Ch 3.1

A physical form in which a substance can exist is called?

A

The stares of matter

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Q

Ch 3.1

Liquid tends to form spherical d ops because of?

A

Surface tension

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Q

Ch 3.1

Water has a lower what than honey?

A

Viscosity

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Ch 3.1

What is a gas?

A

A state of matter that has no definite shape or volume

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Q

Ch 3.1

What is plasma?

A

A superheated form of gas

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16
Q

Ch 3.2

What state of matter is helium?

A

Gas

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16
Q

Ch 3.2

A measure of how fast the particles in an object are moving is the?

A

Temperature

17
Q

Ch 3.2

The amount of space that an object takes up is the?

A

Volume

18
Q

Ch 3.2

The volume of any gas depends upon the size of the?

A

Container

19
Q

Ch 3.2

The amount of force exerted on a given area is called?

A

Pressure

20
Q

Ch 3.2

Lifting a piston on a cylinder of gas shows that when the pressure of the gas decreases the volume increase.
True or False

A

True

21
Q

Ch 3.2

All of the following remain constant for Charles’s Law EXCEPT

a. the type of piston
b. the amount of gas
c. the volume of the gas

A

C. The volume of the gas

22
Q

Ch 3.2

The relationship between the volume and pressure of a gas is called?

A

Boyle’s Law

23
Q

Ch 3.2

The relationship between the volume and the temperature of a gas when pressure remains constant is known as…

A

Charles’s Law

24
Q

Ch 3.2

True or False, changing the temperature of a gas has no effect on the volume of a gas.

A

False

25
Q

Ch 3.2

True or False, pressure in a gas-filled container is caused by gas particles hitting the walls of the container.

A

True

26
Q

Ch 3.2

True or False, Boyles’ Law describes the relationship between volume and pressure.

A

True

27
Q

Ch 3.3

The change of a substance from one physical form to another is called?

A

Change of State

28
Q

Ch 3.3

The change of state from a solid to a liquid is called?

A

Melting

29
Q

Ch 3.3

The change of state from a liquid to a solid is called?

A

Freezing

30
Q

Ch 3.3

The change of state from a liquid to a gas is called?

A

Evaporation

31
Q

Ch 3.3

The conversion of a liquid to a vapor throughout a liquid is called?

A

Boiling

32
Q

Ch 3.3

The change of state from a gas to a liquid is called?

A

Condensation

33
Q

Ch 3.3

The change of state in which a solid changes directly to a gas is called?

A

Sublimation

34
Q

Ch 3.3

The temperature at which a liquid boils is called?

A

Boiling Point

35
Q

Ch 3.3

The speed of particles in a substance change when the ______ changes.

A

Temperature

36
Q

Ch 3.3

The temperature of a substance does not change before the ______ of _____ is complete.

A

Change of State

37
Q

Ch 3.3

The pressure inside the bubbles of a boiling liquid are called?

A

Vapor Pressure

38
Q

Ch 3.3

List the five changes of state.

A
  • Melting
  • Condensation
  • Sublimation
  • Evaporation
  • Freezing
40
Q

Ch 3.3

The temperature at which a substance changes from solid to liquid is the ________________ of a substance.

A

Melting Point

41
Q

Ch 3.3

Freezing is considered what type of change?

A

Exothermic

42
Q

Ch 3.3

Melting is considered what kind of change?

A

Endothermic

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