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PS Ch 2 Vocab

Prentice Hall

AB
A state of matter that has a definite volume and a definite shape.Solid
A state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shapeLiquid
A state of matter with no definite shape or volume.Gas
A substance that is made up of crystals in which the particles are arranged in a regular, repeating patterns.Crystalline Solid
The temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid.Melting Point
A solid made up of particles that are not arranged in a regular patternAmorphous Solid
The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substanceTemperature
The force exerted on a surface divided by the total area over which the forces exerted; also the force of a gas's outward push divided by the area of the walls of the containerPressure
The relationship between the temperature and the volume of a gas at constant pressure; when temperature increases, volume increasesCharles' Law
The relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas at constant temperature; when volume increases, pressure decreasesBoyle's Law
A diagram that shows how to variables are relatedGraph
A term used to describe the relationship between two variables whose graph is a straight line passing through the pointDirectly Proportional
A term used to describe the relationship between two variables whose graph forms a curve that slopes downward from left to rightVary Inversely
The total energy of a substance's or material's particles due to their movement or vibrationThermal Energy
The change from a solid to a liquid state of matterMelting
The change in state from a liquid to a solidFreezing
The change from the liquid to the gaseous state of matterVaporization
The process that occurs when vaporization takes place only on the surface of a liquidEvaporation
Vaporization that occurs on and below the surface of a liquidBoiling
The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gasBoiling Point
The change from the gaseous to the liquid state of matterCondensation
The change in state from a solid directly to a gas without passing through the liquid stateSublimation


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Shenandoah, VA

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