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States of Matter Flashcards

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Solid

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A state of matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume.

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Crystalline solid

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

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Amorphous solid

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

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A state of matter that has NO definite SHAPE but HAS a definite VOLUME.

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Liquid

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

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Surface tension

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Viscosity

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A liquids resistance to flowing.

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Gas

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A state of matter with NO definite shape OR volume

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Melting

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The change from the solid to the liquid state of matter

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

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Melting point

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Freezing

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The change from the liquid to the solid state of matter.

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Vaporization

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The change of state from liquid to a gas

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

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Evaporation

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The process that occurs when vaporization takes place inside a liquid as well as on the surface

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Boiling

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

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Boiling point

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The change from a gas to a liquid state of matter

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condensation

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The change in state from a solid directly to a gas without passing through the liquid state.

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Sublimation

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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

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

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Boyle’s Law

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A diagram that shows how two variables are related

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Graph

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

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Charles’s Law

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Origin

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The (0,0) point on a line graph

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A term used to describe the relationship between two variables whose graph is a straight line passing through the point (0,0)

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Directly proportional

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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

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