Chapter 6 Vocab

Matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume.

• Solid
• Plasma
• Gas
• Liquid

A measurement of a liquids resistance to flow.

• viscosity
• volume
• temperature
• density

The uneven forces acting on the particles on the surface of a liquid.

• Gravity
• Surface tension
• Friction
• Magnetism

Matter that has no definite volume and no definite shape.

• Gas
• Plasma
• Liquid
• Solid

The gas state of a substance that is normally a solid or a liquid at room temperature.

• Condensation
• Vapor

• Melting
• Sublimation

Matter with a definite volume but no definite shape.

• Liquid
• Plasma
• Solid
• Gas

The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a material.

• density
• pressure
• volume
• temperature

Energy due to motion.

• kinetic energy
• static energy
• thermal energy
• potential energy

The sum of the kinetic energy and potential energy of the particles that make up an object.

• Thermal energy

• Absolute mechanical energy
• Partial mechanical energy
• Fractional mechanical energy

The change in state from a liquid to a gas.

• Condensation
• Freezing
• Sublimation
• Vaporization