States of Matter
Which state of matter has a definite shape and definite volume?
Soild
What is kinetic energy?
Energy of motion
the total kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.
Thermal Energy
What type of heat transfer warms your hands when touching a hot mug?
Conduction
What is the freezing point of water in Celsius and Fahrenheit?
0°C and 32°F
What unit is used to measure energy?
Joules (J)
a state of matter with no definite shape or volume.
Gas
What type of heat transfer heats water in a pot?
Convection
How do particles move in a gas?
Move freely and rapidly
What are the two main types of mechanical energy?
Kinetic energy and potential energy
The process in which a liquid changes into a gas at temperatures below its boiling point.
Evaporation
What type of heat transfer warms you when sitting near a campfire?
Radiation
Which state of matter fills the entire container it’s in?
Gas
Which has more gravitational potential energy: a book on the floor or a book on a high shelf?
The book on the high shelf
the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
Radiatiton
A hot air balloon rises because of what type of heat transfer?
Convection, warm air inside is less dense and rises.
During melting, does the temperature change or stay the same?
Stays the same
What kind of energy does a moving car have?
Kinetic Energy
the transfer of energy from one particle of matter to another to another within an object or between two objects that are in direct contact
Conduction
Ice melting into water shows what change of state?
Melting