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Science States of Matter
States of Matter. JHS 194. Class 607.
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6th Grade
05/24/2011

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What are the Three States of Matter?
Definition
Solid, Liquid, and Gas.
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How fast do particles move in a solid?
Definition
Slowly. Vibrate in place.
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How fast do particles move in a Liquid?

Definition
Close together. Still move freely.
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How fast do particles move in a Gas?

Definition
Move freely. Bounce of walls.
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What is it called when a Solid becomes a Liquid?
Definition
Melting
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What is it called when Liquid a becomes a Solid?

Definition
Freezing.
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What is it called when a Liquid becomes a Gas?

Definition
Vaporization.
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What is it called when a Gas becomes a Liquid?

Definition
Condensation.
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What is it called when Solid a directly becomes a Gas?

Definition
Sublimation.
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What is it called when Liquid a becomes a Gas Above the Surface?

Definition
Evaporation.
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What is it called when Liquid a becomes a Gas Below the Surface?

 

Definition
Boiling.
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What is the Density Formula?
Definition

Density=Mass/Volume

 

or

 

D=M/V

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What is the unit for density?
Definition
Grams/Centimeters Cubed
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What is Archmides Principle?
Definition
States that an objects volume is equal to the amount of water it displaces.
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What is a Crystalline Solid?
Definition
Particles arranged in a repeating 3D pattern.
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What is an Amorphous Solid?

Definition
Solids that do not come together to form a pattern.
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What is Viscosity?
Definition

A liquids resistance to flow.

 

Low Viscosity flows Quickly.

 

High Viscosity flows Slowly. 

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What is Surface Tension?

Definition
Causes the liquid to act as if a thin film were being stretched across its surface.
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What is Heat?

Definition
The transfer of Thermal Energy. Always moves from the warmer to the colder object.
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What is Temperature?

Definition
Te average Kinetic Energy of a Subject.
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What is Specific Heat?

Definition
Heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of the substance 1º C.
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