Phase Change Flashcards
What is thermal energy?
The total energy in all of the particles in the sample of matter
What is temperature?
The total kinetic energy of each individual particle in a sample of matter
What is a change of state?
When matter is absorbing or releasing thermal energy
What is heat?
The movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object
What is melting?
Is it adding or removing energy?
Solid to a liquid
Add energy
What is evaporation?
Is it adding or removing energy?
Liquid to a gas
Add energy
What is freezing?
Is it adding or removing energy?
Liquid to a solid
Remove energy
What is condensation?
Is it adding or removing energy?
Gas to a liquid
Remove energy
What is sublimation?
Is it adding or removing energy?
Solid to a gas
Add energy
What is crystallization?
Is it adding or removing energy?
Gas to a solid
Remove energy
What is solidification?
To become a solid
What is liquefaction?
To become a liquid
What is vaporization?
To become a gas
