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1
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List the three states of matter

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Solid, Liquid, Gas

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2
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What state of matter has no definite shape but a definite volume?

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Liquid

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3
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What state of matter has no definite volume or shape?

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Gas

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4
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What state of matter has a definite shape and volume?

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Solid

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List the three measurements that are helpful to know when working with a gas

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Volume, temperature, pressure

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6
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Which law is always at a constant temperature?

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Boyle’s law

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Which law is always at a constant pressure?

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Charles’s law

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8
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If the pressure of a substance that is kept at a constant temperature increases, what happens to the volume?

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Decreases

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If the temperature of a substance that is kept at a constant pressure increases, what happens to the volume?

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Decreases

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10
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What is the change in a state from a solid to a liquid?

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Melting

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What is the change in a state from a liquid to a solid?

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Freezing

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12
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What is the change in a state from a liquid to a gas?

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Vaporization

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13
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What is a change in a state from a solid to a gas?

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Sublimation

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14
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What is a change in state from a gas to a liquid?

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Condensation

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List the three things that each axis of a graph is labeled with.

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Name of the variable, the unit of measurement, and the range of values.

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A solid that is made up of crystals in particles that are arranged in a regular repeating pattern

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Crystalline solid

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A solid made up of particles that are not arranged in a regular pattern

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Amorphous solid

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17
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A liquid resistance to flow

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Viscosity

17
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A substance that can easily flow

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Fluid

17
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The result of an inward pull among the molecules of a liquid that brings the molecules on the surface closer together.

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Surface tension

18
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The temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid

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Melting point

18
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The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas

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Boiling point

18
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The process that occurs when vaporization takes place only on the surface of a liquid.

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Evaporation

19
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The force exerted on a surface divided by the total area over which the force is exerted

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Pressure

20
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A principle that describes the relationship between the temperature and volume of a gas at a constant pressure

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Charles’s law

21
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A principle that describes the relationship between the pressure and the volume of a gas at a constant temperature

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Boyle’s law

22
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A diagram that shows how two variables are related

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Graph

23
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The (0,0) point on a line graph

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Origin

24
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A term used to describe the relationship between two variables whose graph is a straight line passing through the origin

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Directly proportional

25
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A term used to describe the relationship between two variables whose graph forms a curve that slopes downward.

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Vary inversely

26
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Give three examples of crystalline solid

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Salt, sugar, and snow

27
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What property explains why water forms droplets and supports the weigh of certain insects on its surface?

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Surface tension

28
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Liquids with high viscosity flow at what speed?

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Slowly

29
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Liquids with low viscosity flow at what speed?

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Quickly

30
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Do gas particles fill all available space?

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Yes

31
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What happens at a solid’s melting point?

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The particles are vibrating so fast that they break free from their fixed positions.

32
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When vaporization takes place throughout a liquid, what process is happening?

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Boiling

33
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Name the two main forms of vaporization.

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Boiling and evaporation

34
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When does condensation occur?

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When particles in a gas lose enough thermal energy to form a liquid.

35
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When does sublimation occur?

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When the surface particles of a solid gain enough energy to become a gas.

36
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What is the formula for pressure?

A

Force/Area

37
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What is the unit for pressure?

A

Pa

38
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The graph of Charles’s law shows that the volume of a gas is what to its kelvin temperature?

A

Directly proportional

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