Matter
Anything that has mass and takes up space
A state of matter that has a definite shape and volume
What is a solid?
The force exerted by the weight of air
What is atmospheric pressure?
Units used to measure temperature
What are Kelvin, Celsius and Fahrenheit?
Most common last name in the US
What is Smith?
Solid, liquid and gas
What are the three states of matter?
A state in which molecules move freely and are far apart
What is gas?
______ gas gives the molecule more energy and they move faster
What is the freezing point of water in degrees Celsius?
0 degrees celsius
A word, phrase, number, or other sequence of characters that reads the same backward as forward
What is a palindrome?
The term for a change from one state of matter to another
What is a phase change?
The molecules of a solid move farther apart
What is melting?
_______ is a gas law, stating that the pressure and volume of a gas have an inverse relationship. If volume increases, then pressure decreases and vice versa, when the temperature is held constant.
What is Boyle's law?
How do thermometers work to measure temperature?
When there is an increase in heat, the liquid inside the bulb expands, pushing up into the tube. A decrease in heat lets the liquid contract, moving down the tube.
Capital of Ireland
What is Dublin?
Smallest unit of matter
What is an atom?
Name a process where a gas turns into a liquid.
What is condensation?
What happens to the volume of a gas when pressure increases, if the temperature remains constant?
It decreases
What is the relationship between temperature and the kinetic energy of molecules?
The temperature of a substance is directly related to its kinetic energy.
Mountain range separates Europe and Asia
What is the Ural Mountains?
The law that states matter cannot be created or destroyed.
What is the law of conservation of matter?
Superheated matter
What is plasma?
The unit for measuring pressure
What is pascal?
What happens to the temperature of a substance during a change of state?
The temperature of a substance does not change until the change of state is complete.
Planet closest to the sun
What is Jupiter?