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States Of Matter Flashcards

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1
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What are the three common states of matter?

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Solid, liquid, gas

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In which state of matter do particles have the least amount of energy?

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Solid

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Which state of matter has a definite shape and volume?

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Solid

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What happens to the shape of a liquid when it is poured into a new container?

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It takes the shape of the new container

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What is the term for the change from a solid to a liquid?

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Melting

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What is the term for the change from a liquid to a gas?

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Evaporation

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What is the term for the change from a gas to a liquid?

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Condensation

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What is the process of a liquid turning into a gas at the surface called?

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Boiling

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What is the term for the change from a solid directly to a gas?

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Sublimation

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What is the term for the change from a gas directly to a solid?

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Deposition

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What is the term for the energy required to change a substance from a solid to a liquid at its melting point?

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Heat of fusion

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What is the term for the energy required to change a substance from a liquid to a gas at its boiling point?

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Heat of vaporization

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What is the term for the physical property that describes the resistance of a liquid to flow?

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Viscosity

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What is the term for the physical property that describes the tendency of a liquid to take the shape of its container?

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Fluidity

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What is the term for the physical property that describes the tendency of a substance to be attracted to a surface?

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Adhesion

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What is the term for the physical property that describes the tendency of a substance to stick to itself?

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Cohesion

17
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What is the term for the force that acts on the surface of a liquid and tends to minimize the surface area?

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Surface tension

18
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What is the term for the force that opposes the motion of one object moving through another?

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Friction

19
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What is the term for the process by which a gas changes to a liquid?

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Condensation

20
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What is the term for the process by which a liquid changes to a solid?

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Freezing

21
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What is the term for the process by which a solid changes directly to a gas without first becoming a liquid?

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Sublimation

22
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What is the term for the process by which a gas changes directly to a solid without first becoming a liquid?

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Deposition

23
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What is the term for the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance?

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Temperature

24
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What is the term for the measure of the total kinetic and potential energy of the particles in a substance?

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Internal energy

25
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What is the term for the force of attraction between particles in a substance?

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Intermolecular forces

26
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What is the term for the physical property that describes the amount of matter in a given volume?

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Density

27
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What is the term for the physical property that describes the ability of a substance to conduct heat?

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Thermal conductivity

28
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What is the term for the physical property that describes the ability of a substance to conduct electricity?

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Electrical conductivity

29
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What is the term for the physical property that describes the ability of a substance to be stretched into a wire?

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Malleability

30
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What is the term for the physical property that describes the ability of a substance to be hammered into thin sheets?

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Ductility

31
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What is the term for the physical property that describes the ability of a substance to be drawn into a wire?

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Malleability

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