Vocabulary
Anything that takes up space and has mass
What is 'matter'?
The three states of matter
The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles in a sample of matter
The formula for pressure
What is pressure = force/area?
_____ is made of particles in constant motion
What is matter?
The three states of matter
What are solid, liquid, and gas?
Particles in this state of matter are arranged tightly and can't move out of their structures
What is a solid?
The change from solid to liquid
What is melting?
If the force exerted on an area is decreased, what will happen to the pressure?
What is decrease?
What is the total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles in a sample of matter?
The change from a liquid to a gas
What is vaporization?
Which liquid has a higher viscosity? Honey or water?
What is honey?
Condensation and vaporization are the two ways to switch between these two states of matter
If you squeeze a portion of a filled balloon, the remaining portion of the balloon becomes
What is more firm?
Why do some things float and others sink?
What is pressure and density?
The change from a gas into a liquid
What is condensation?
This allows a gross spider to float on water as if the water had a thin film
What is surface tension?
Temperature and thermal energy are different because?
Thermal energy is the total amount of energy contained in a body whereas temperature measures the average kinetic energy of the particles in the body.
The formula for density is
What is density = mass/volume?
A unit of pressure
What is N/m2?
The principle that states that the buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object
These two states of matter are able to take the shape of the container they're in
Liquid and gas
Three stages of state during which energy is absorbed
What are melting, vaporization, and sublimation?
The relationship between pressure and force on a fluid
What is Pascal's Principle?
In which case will an object float on a fluid?