UNIT 7 - Vocabulary

What is the energy possessed by an object due to its motion?

• Thermal energy

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

• Elastic collision

Which term describes the energy stored in an object due to its position or state?

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

• Potential energy

• Surface tension

What is the term for a collision where there is no net loss of kinetic energy?

• Elastic collision

• Inelastic collision

• Thermal collision

• Diffusion

Which term refers to the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance?

• Pressure

• Temperature

• Heat of fusion

• Molar volume

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NGSS.HS-PS3-2

What is the process called when particles spread from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration?

• Effusion

• Diffusion

• Surface tension

• Vapor pressure

What is the term for the process where gas particles pass through a tiny opening?

• Diffusion

• Effusion

• Boiling point

• Triple point

Which term describes the force that acts on the surface of a liquid and tends to minimize the area of the surface?

• Surface tension

• Pressure

• Elastic collision

• Molar volume

What is the amount of energy required to change a substance from solid to liquid at its melting point?

• Heat of vaporization

• Heat of fusion

• Boiling point

• Freezing point

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

What is the energy required to convert a liquid into a gas at its boiling point?

• Heat of fusion

• Heat of vaporization

• Melting point

• Triple point

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

What is the temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid?

• Freezing point

• Boiling point

• Melting point

• Triple point

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4