Amplify Phase Change Vocabulary

Front

What is the measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules of a substance?

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Temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Front

What is the change in state from a solid to a liquid called?

Back

Melting

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

What term describes the pull between two molecules that is always the same for a substance?

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Molecular attraction

Front

What is the change in state from a liquid to a gas called?

Back

Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

What do we call a noticeably different form or state of the same substance?

Back

Phase

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

What is the process called when a gas changes to a liquid?

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Condensation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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

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Heat of fusion

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

What is the term for the energy required to change a substance from liquid to gas at its boiling point?

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Heat of vaporization

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

What is the term for the temperature at which a substance changes from solid to liquid?

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Melting point

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

What is the temperature at which a substance changes from liquid to gas?

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Boiling point

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4