Phase Change Terms Flashcards
What is thermal energy?
The total energy in all of the particles in a sample of matter
What is temperature?
The total kinetic energy of each individual particle in a sample of matter
What is a change of state?
When matter is absorbing or releasing thermal energy
What is heat?
The movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler one
What is melting and is adding or decreasing energy?
When a solid becomes a liquid. Adding energy.
What is evaporation and is it adding or decreasing energy?
A liquid becoming a gas. Adding energy.
What is freezing and is it adding or decreasing energy?
Liquid becoming a solid. Decreasing energy.
What is condensation and is it adding or decreasing energy?
Gas becoming liquid. Decreasing energy.
What is sublimation and is it adding or decreasing energy?
Solid becoming a gas skipping liquid phase. Adding energy.
What is crystallization and is it adding or decreasing energy?
Gas becoming a solid skipping the liquid phase. Decreasing energy.
What is solidification?
To become a solid.
What is liquefaction?
To become a liquid.
What is vaporization?
To become a gas.
