________ in solids are held tightly in place by the attraction between the particles.
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Thermal Expansion
________: an increase in the size of a substance when the temperature is increased.
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Buoyancy
________: the ability of a fluid- a liquid or a gas- to exert an upward force on an object immersed in it.
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Boyles law
When ________ is applied to a real life situation, we find that the pressure multiplied by the volume is always equal to a constant if the temperature is constant.
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Expansion
________ and contraction occur in most solids, liquids, and gases.
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Diffusion
________ occurs in solids and liquids but occurs most rapidly in gases.
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Viscosity
________: The resistance to flow by a fluid.
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Evaporation
________ is vaporization that occurs at the surface of a liquid and can occur at temperatures below the liquids boiling point.
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Pascals principle
According to ________, pressure applied to a fluid is transmitted throughout the fluid.
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Charles’s law
________ can be explained using the kinetic theory of matter.
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Plasma
________ exists where the temperature is extremely high.
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Kinetic Theory
________: an explanation of how particles in matter behave.
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buoyant force
If the ________ is equal to the objects weight, the object will float.
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Heat of Fusion
________: The amount of energy required to change a substance from the solid phase to the liquid phase at its melting point.
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Heat of Vaporization
________: the amount of energy required for the liquid at its boiling point to become a gas.
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Solid ice
________ is less dense than liquid water.
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Liquids
________ do not have an orderly arrangement of particles.
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Hydraulic machines
________ are machines that move heavy loads in accordance with Pascals principle.
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Gases
________ do not have a definite volume or shape.
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Thermal energy
________ is the total energy of a materials particles, including kinetic- vibrations and movement within and between the particles- and potential- resulting from forces that act within or between particles.
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Diffusion
________: the spreading of particles throughout a given volume until they are uniformly distributed.
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Bernoullis principle
According to ________, as the velocity of a fluid increases, the pressure exerted by the fluid decreases.
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Charless law
According to ________, the volume of a gas increases with increasing temperature, as long as pressure does not change.
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Plasma
________: matter consisting of positively and negatively charged particles.
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Kinetic Theory
an explanation of how particles in matter behave
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Melting Point
the temperature at which a solid begins to liquefy
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Heat of Fusion
The amount of energy required to change a substance from the solid phase to the liquid phase at its melting point
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Boiling Point
the temperature at which the pressure of the vapor in the liquid is equal to the external pressure acting on the surface of the liquid
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Heat of Vaporization
the amount of energy required for the liquid at its boiling point to become a gas
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Diffusion
the spreading of particles throughout a given volume until they are uniformly distributed
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Plasma
matter consisting of positively and negatively charged particles
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Thermal Expansion
an increase in the size of a substance when the temperature is increased
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Buoyancy
the ability of a fluid-a liquid or a gas-to exert an upward force on an object immersed in it
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