Vocabulary
States of Matter
Changing States
Fluids
Gases
100

The measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in an object

Temperature

100

This state of matter has a fixed volume and fixed shape

Solid

100

The change from liquid to gas that occurs at the surface

Evaporation

100

Any liquid or gas whose particles can move past one another

Fluid

100

The collisions of gas particles with the walls of a container cause what?

Pressure

200

This theory states that all matter is made of particles that are in constant motion

Kinetic Molecular Theory

200

In which state of matter do particles have enough energy to overcome forces holding them together

Gas

200

The process of a solid changing directly into a gas

Sublimation

200

A change in pressure applied to an enclosed fluid is transmitted equally throughout the fluid (a principle)

Pascal's Principle

200

The relationship between pressure and volume when temperature is constant. (a law)

Boyle's Law

300

The upward force exerted by a fluid on an immersed object

Buoyant Force

300

Matter that is composed of charged particles with extremely high kinetic energy

Plasma

300

The process that requires removing energy to change a gas directly into a solid

What is deposition

300

A hydraulic lift has a small piston area of 0.05 m2 and large piston has 0.5 m2. If a car weighing 900 N is lifted, what input force is required?

90N

300

A gas has a volume of 4 L at 2 atm. What will the volume be at 4 atm? 

2 L

400

The SI unit of pressure

Pascal

400

What happens to particle motion as temperature increases

Move Faster/More Kinetic Energy

400

During a heating curve, what happens to temperature during a phase change

Remains Constant

400

An object displaces 3 m3 of water (density = 1000 kg/m3). What is the buoyant force?

29,400N

400

A gas at 300 K and 3 L is heated to 600 K. What is the new volume?

6 L

500

The term for the energy required to change a substance from solid to liquid without changing temperature

Heat of Fusion

500

The phase of matter that exists near absolute zero, where atoms behave as a "super atom"

Bose-Einstein Condensate

500

What two factors determine whether a phase change occurs when energy is added or removed

Temperature and Intermolecular Forces

500

A submerged rock weighs 42N in air and 38N in water. What is the buoyant force?

4N

500

A gas has a pressure of 2 atm at 300 K. What will the pressure be at 450 K?

3 atm

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