Solids, Liquids and Gases
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Created by:
mspeckham on November 16, 2010
Subjects:
8th, science, physical science
Description:
Parker 8th grade
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19 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 absolute zero | point at which all particle motion stops |
| buoyancy | ability of a fluid to exert an upward force on an object immersed in it |
| pressure | force per unit area |
| pascal | SI unit of measure |
| Pascal's principle | Pressure applied to a fluid is transmitted unchanged throughout the fluid |
| kinetic theory of matter | Tiny particles in motion make up all matter |
| plasma | gas like mixture of charged particles |
| crystals | particles arranged in repeating geometric patterns |
| Archimedes' principle | explains the buoyant force on an object submerged in fluid |
| buoyant force | determines whether an object will sink or float in a fluid |
| solid | state of matter with definite shape and definite volume |
| amorphous solid | solid which is not made of crystals |
| Bernoulli's principle | explains how airplanes fly |
| steam | water vapor |
| thermal expansion | Matter expands when it gets hotter and contracts when it cools. |
| Pascal's principle | pressure applied to a fluid is transmitted throughout the fluid |
| liquid | state of matter with no definite shape but with definite volume |
| gas | state of matter that has no definite shape and no definite volume |
| ice | water in the solid state |
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