States of matter Flashcards
Compression
Compression, decrease in volume of any object or substance resulting from squeezing the object
Melting
Solid changing to a liquid by heating
Boiling
A liquid changing to a gas by heating it
Evaporation
It’s the process of a substance in a liquid state changing to a gaseous state due to an increase in temperature
Condensation
Process in which a gas changes into a liquid by the process of cooling
Freezing
Process of solidification. In other words when a liquid turns into a solid by the process of cooling
Sublimation
Process in which when heating a solid turns to a gas without directly going through the liquid phase.
Brownian Motion
The erratic movement of particles in a gas or liquid, as a result of continuous bombardment from molecules of the surrounding meduim.
Difffusion
Movement of particles from a high to a low concentration .
Intermoleculer Forces
Forces between molecules
Melting Point
Temperature at which a solid turns to a liquid
Boiling Point
Temperature at which a liquid turns to a gas
Density
Density is the mass per unit volume
Mass
Is the measurement of how many atoms a substance contains
Vacuum
Space which contains no particles