| Term | Definition |
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Solid |
Definite shape and volume |
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Liquids |
Definite volume but no definite shape |
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Gas |
No definite shape or volume |
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Plasma |
99% of all the matter that exists on the earth |
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Kinetic Energy |
the energy an object has due to motion |
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Motion in gases |
there are forces of attraction among the particles in all matter |
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Pressure |
the result of a force distributed over an area. Measured in Newtons |
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Temperature |
raising it of a gas will increase its pressure if the volume of the gas and the number of particles are constant |
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Volume |
reducing the volume of a gas increases its pressure if the temperature of the gas and the number of particles are constant |
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Number of Particles |
increasing the number of particles will increase the pressure of a gas if the temperature and the volume are constant |
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Charles's Law |
states that the volume of a gas is directly proportional to its temp. in kelvins if the pressure and the number of particles of the gas are constant |
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Boyle's Law |
states that the volume of a gas in inversely proportional to its pressure if the temp. and the number of particles are constant |
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Phase Change |
solid to liquid to gas and back |
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Vaporization |
liquid to gas change |
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Evaporation |
the change from a liquid to a gas |
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Condensation |
The act or process of making dense or denser. |
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Sublimation |
solid changes to gas (it doesn't go to liquid first) |
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Deposition |
exothermic, gas to solid |