States of Matter Flashcards
the physical forms of matter,which include solid,liquid, and gas
States of matter
the state of matter in which the volume and shape of a substance are fixed
Solid
State of matter that has a definite volume but not shape
Liquid
the force that acts on the surface of a liquid and that tends to minimize the area of the surface
Surface tension
the resistance of a gas or liquid to flow
visosity
a form of matter that does not have a definite volume or shape
gas
a measure of how hot (or cold) something is
tempature
a measure of the size of a body or region in three dimensional space
volume
the amount of force exerted per unit area of a suface
pressure
the law that states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure of gas when the temperature is constant
Boyal’s law
the law that states that the volume of a gas is directly proportional to the temperate of gas when pressure is constant.
Charles law
the change of a substance from one physical state to another
change of state
the change of state in which a solid becomes a liquid by adding energy
melting
the change of state from a liquid to a gas
evapoation
the conversion of a liquid to a vapor when the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the atmospheric pressure
boling
