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Solid, Liquid, Gas
Chapter 2
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Science
8th Grade
10/22/2008

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Solid
Definition
definite shape and definite volume
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Solid
Definition
particles are tight together in fixed position
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Liquid
Definition
no definite shape but definite volume
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Liquid
Definition
particles remain close but move freely around a container
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Gas
Definition
no definite shape and no definite volume
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Gas
Definition
particles spread apart in all different directions to fill the space available to them
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Volume
Definition
amount of space matter takes up
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Charles' Law
Definition
positive relationship between temperature and volume
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Boyle's Law
Definition
negative relationship between pressure and volume
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Pressure
Definition
the force of gas's outward push divided by the area of the walls of the container
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Viscosity
Definition
resistance of a liquid to flow
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Freezing
Definition
change from a liquid to a solid
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Freezing point
Definition
same as melting point
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Melting
Definition
change from a solid to a liquid
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Melting point
Definition
same as freezing point
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Sublimation
Definition
the change of a solid directly to a gas
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Vaporization
Definition
a liquid becomes a gas
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Vaporization
Definition
opposite of condensation
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Condensation
Definition
gas changes into a liquid
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Condensation
Definition
opposite of vaporization
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Boiling point
Definition
is affected by the pressure of the air above the substance
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Crystalline
Definition
solids in which particles are arranges in a regular, repeating pattern
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