Chapter 3 Sec 1 Flashcards
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Define Crystaline solid
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A solid that is made up of crystals
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Define solid
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An object that has a definite shape and a definite volume
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Define amorphous solid
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The particles In a amorphous solid are not arranged in a regular pattern
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Define liquid
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An object that has a definite volume but no shape of its own
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Define fluid
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A liquid is an example of a fluid meaning a “substance that flows”
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Define surface tension
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The result of an inward pull on the molecules of a liquid that brings the molecules on the surface closer together
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Define viscosity
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A Liquids resistance to flowing
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Define gas
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Like a liquid, a gas is a fluid. Unlike a liquid, however, a gas can change volume very easily
