Unit 2: Solids, Liquids, Gas Vocabulary

Has a definite shape and definite volume

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Has a definite volume but no definite shape

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Pressure

Has neither a definite shape nor a definite volume

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Inward force, or pull, among molecules in a liquid that brings the molecules on the surface closer together

• Surface Tension

• Pressure

• Viscosity

• Sublimation

The force of its outward push over an area of the walls of a container

• Surface Tension

• Pressure

• Viscosity

• Sublimation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Occurs when the surface particles of a solid gain enough energy that they form a gas

• Surface Tension

• Pressure

• Viscosity

• Sublimation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Resistance to flowing

• Surface Tension

• Pressure

• Viscosity

• Sublimation

Total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles in an object or substance

• Thermal Energy

• Temperature

• Charles' Law

• Boyle's Law

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-2

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

Measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object or substance

• Thermal Energy

• Temperature

• Charles' Law

• Boyle's Law

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

When the temperature of a gas at constant pressure is decreased, its volume decreases

• Thermal Energy

• Temperature

• Charles' Law

• Boyle's Law