chapter 8 vocabulary

Question 1

solid

Answer 1

matter that has a definite volume and shape

Question 2

liquid

Answer 2

matter that has a definite volume but not shape

Question 3

gas

Answer 3

matter that has no definite volume or shape

Question 4

viscosity

Answer 4

measurement of a liquid’s resistance to flow

Question 5

surface tension

Answer 5

uneven forces acting on the particles on the surface of a liquid

Question 6

vapor

Answer 6

gas state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid at room temperature

Question 7

kinetic energy

Answer 7

energy an object has due to motion

Question 8

temperature

Answer 8

a measure of the average kinetic energy of all the particles in an object

Question 9

thermal energy

Answer 9

total potential + kinetic energies of an object

Question 10

evaporation

Answer 10

vaporization only at the surface of a liquid

Question 11

condensation

Answer 11

change of state from gas to liquid

Question 12

sublimination

Answer 12

solid to gas without liquid state

Question 13

deposition

Answer 13

gas to solid without liquid state

Question 14

kinetic molecular theory

Answer 14

explanation of how particles in matter behave

Question 15

pressure

Answer 15

amount of force per unit of area

Question 16

boyle’s law

Answer 16

pressure of gas increases if volume decreases and pressure of gas decreases if volume increases, when temperature is constant

Question 17

charles’ law

Answer 17

volume of gas increasing with increasing temperature if pressure is constant