States of Matter
A state of matter with a definite volume, but no definite shape is a(n)
What is a liquid?
What is a gas?
This occurs when the particles in a liquid slow down and take fixed positions
What is freezing (or solidification)?
When Ben pushes down on the handle of his bicycle pump, the air pressure within the pump _____
What is increases?
The amount of space that matter fills is its _______
What is volume?
The state of matter with a definite volume and a definite shape
What is a solid?
What is a crystalline solid?
True or false: Boiling is the opposite of freezing
What is false?
_____'s Law describes the relationship between a gas's volume and pressure when the temperature is constant
What is Boyle?
Name for the temperature at which a liquid turns into a gas
What is the boiling point?
The _____ of a gas is the force of its outward push divided by the area of the walls of its container
What is pressure?
Type of solid that becomes softer and softer OR changes into other substances when exposed to high temperatures
What is an amorphous solid?
True/False: Vaporization is the reverse of condensation?
_____'s Law describes the relationship between a gas's temperature and volume when its pressure is constant
What is Charles?
What are boiling and evaporation?
A(n) _____ will always take the shape and volume of its container
What is a gas?
Give an example of an amorphous solid
What is...[Sample answers: glass, plastic, rubber, butter, etc)
The process that makes ice cubes shrink as they sit in a freezer
This mathematical term describes how the volume and pressure of a gas are related at constant temperature
What is inversely proportional?
What is condensation?
The flow of a substance
What is viscosity?
The inward force or pull among the molecules in a liquid that bring the molecules on the surface close together. This is why water beads up on a surface
What is surface tension?
Water particles in gas coming off of a pan of boiling water are moving _____ than the particles of the water in the pan
What is faster?
This mathematical term describes how the temperature and volume of a gas related at constant pressure
At constant pressure when the temperature of a gas is decreased, the volume _____