Chemistry Flashcards
What is sublimation?
Solid to gas
What is deposition?
gas to solid
What do you call the process by which a liquid turns to a gas?
Evaporation
What do you call the process by which a gas turns to a liquid?
Condensation
What is the process by which a solid becomes a liquid?
melting
What is the process by which a liquid becomes solid?
freezing
The four states of matter are identified by letters, they are?
S. L, G and Aq
What are the main types of precipitation?
Rain, sleet, snow,
What determines the type of precipitation?
The temp in the atmosphere
name the three places precipitation can go?
Surface run off, ground water, underground aquifers
What is Brownian motion?
the name given to the random movement of particles
What is diffusion?
The process by which one substance completely infiltrates another substance
How is mass different from weight?
gravity
When density changes what happens to the mass?
It stays the same
Describe how pressure is exerted when a balloon is inflated
pressure is greater on the inside and so force the rubber out and holds it out.
