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Kinetic Theory

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  • State of matter with no definite shape but has definite volume
    liquid
  • energy needed to change liquid to gas
    heat of vaporization
  • Matter with definite shape and definite volume
    solid
  • More kinetic energy means a __________ temperature
    hotter
  • temperature when solid changes to liquid
    melting point
  • Average kinetic energy of particles is the same as this
    temperature
  • state of matter most everything in the universe is, like stars; also found in neon signs
    plasma
  • All matter is made of these
    small particles
  • energy needed to change a solid to a liquid
    heat of fusion
  • Particles of matter are in constant __________
    motion
  • temperature when liquid becomes a gas
    boiling point
  • when substances get bigger when they are heated
    thermal expansion
  • When solid changes to gas
    sublimation
  • ability of a fluid to push up on an object immersed in that fluid
    buoyancy
  • the accepted science that all matter is made of particles that move
    Kinetic Theory
  • force per unit area; when things push on each other
    pressure
  • A theory of how particles behave
    Kinetic Theory
  • The science term for motion
    Kinetic
  • According to Kinetic Theory, what do particles of matter do?
    collide with each other and their container
  • a liquid's resistance to flow
    viscosity