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1. When warm water vapor in your breath reaches the cooler surface of the window, the water
2. There are two main types of vaporization boiling and evaporation. True
4. Unlike water, some substances do not have to be cold to the touch in order to freeze. True
5. During condensation particles of a solid do not pass through the liquid state as they form a
gas. False
8. When the pressure inside of the liquid equals the atmospheric pressure, the liquid evaporates
False
9. The air that surrounds you is constantly applying pressure to you. This pressure is called
11. The pressure depends on the force you apply and the area over which you apply the force.
14. Vaporization that takes place only on the surface of a liquid is called evaporation. True
15. Freezing points, boiling points are characteristic properties and can be used to identify
17. The temperature at which a liquid boils is called its boiling point. True
18. Vaporization that takes place both below and at the surface of a liquid is evaporation False
19. The change in state from a liquid to a gas is called vaporization True
20. The volume of a gas is measured by the units of its container. True
21. A substance's melting point is the temperature at which it changes from a liquid to a solid.
False
23. The change in state from a solid to a liquid is called melting. True
26. The total potential and kinetic energy of particles in an object is called thermal energy. True
27. When a substance is cooled and its thermal energy increases, the temperature of the
28. A thermometer measures temperature in degrees, such as degrees Celsius (°C) or degrees
29. Thermal energy is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object.
False
30. Thermal energy is the total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles in an object or
substance. True
31. Volume is the amount of space that matter takes up. True
33. Due to surface tension, the surface of water can act like a sort of skin. True
35. A liquid is also called a fluid, meaning a "substance that flows." True
36. Surface tension lets an insect called a water strider walk on the calm surface of a pond. True
37. A liquid maintains its shape and volume in any position or container. False
38. Particles of a gas flow more easily than the particles of a liquid, so gases have lower viscosity
41. The viscosity of a substance depends on the size and shape of its particles and the
43. Surface tension is an inward force, or pull, among the molecules in a liquid that brings the
44. A gas has a definite volume but no shape of its own. False
45. Rubber and plastics are other examples of crystalline solids. False
49. Solids that are made up of crystals are called amorphous solids. False
50. Salt, sugar, and snow are examples of crystalline solids. True
51. Liquids can only vibrate in place, meaning they move back and forth slightly False
52. The particles in a solid are closely locked in position such that they cannot move around one