States of Matter and Their Changes & Polymers (Vocab)

Question 1

Define Solid

Answer 1

Fixed volume and fixed shape

Question 2

Define liquid

Answer 2

Fixed volume but takes the shape of their container

Question 3

Define Gas

Answer 3

Not fixed, takes both volume and shape of their container

Question 4

Define thermal energy

Answer 4

Total kinetic energy of all the atoms that make up an object

Question 5

Define condensation

Answer 5

The conservation of a vapor or gas to a liquid

Question 6

Define vaporization

Answer 6

A phase where an element or compound goes from a liquid to a vapor

Question 7

Define sublimation

Answer 7

The transition from solid to gas without passing the intermediate liquid phase

Question 8

Define Deposition

Answer 8

The direct solidification of a vapor; opposite of sublimation

Question 9

Define melting

Answer 9

A physical process that results in the phase transformation of a substance going from solid to liquid

Question 10

Define freezing

Answer 10

If physical process in which a liquid turns to a solid when the temp is lowered below the objects freezing

Question 11

Define matter

Answer 11

Matter is made up of atoms

Question 12

Define a polymer

Answer 12

A substance that has a molecular structure consisting entirely of a large number of similar units bonded

Question 13

Define synthetic

Answer 13

Austin is made by chemical synthesis especially to imitate a natural product