P59-92 Flashcards
(23 cards)
kinetic energy
Energy that an object has due to its motion
potential energy
Stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object
chemical energy
A form of potential energy that is stored in chemical bonds between atoms
electrical energy
The energy of moving electrical charges
electrode
A metal strip that conducts electricity.
electromagnetic energy
A form of energy that travels through space as waves
amorphous solid
A solid made up of particles that are not arranged in a regular pattern
crystalline solid
A solid that is made up of crystals in which particles are arranged in a regular repeating patter
fluid
A substance that can easily flow
liquid
A state of matter that has no definiTe shape but has a definite volume
gas
A state of matter with no definite shape or volume
melting
The change from the solid to the liquid state of matter
melting point
The temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid
evaporation
The process that occurs when vaporization takes place only on the surface of a liquid
freezing
The change from the liquid to the solid state of matter
boiling
The process that occurs when vaporization takes place inside a liquid as well as on the surface.
boiling point
The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas
condensation
The change from the gaseous to the liquid state of matter
Boyle’s law
A principle that describes the relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas at constant temperature
Charles’s law
A principle that describes the relationship between the temperature and volume of a gas at constant pressure
graph
A diagram that shows how two variables are related
directly proportional
A term used to describe the relationship between two variables whose graph is a straight line passing throug the point (0, 0)
origin
The (0, 0) point on a line graph
