11.1 Temp & Phases of Matter Vocab

1. An instrument that measures temperature

• thermometer
• Farenheit
• Celcius
• thermal energy
• random

2. Temperature at which melting or freezing occurs.

• thermometer

• Farenheit
• Celcius
• melting point

• thermal energy

3. A phase of matter that flows and easily changes shape.

• liquid
• Farenheit
• Celcius
• thermometer
• thermal energy

4. Energy due to temperature.

• random

• Farenheit
• Celcius
• thermometer
• thermal energy

5. Lowest possible temperature, at which energy is as close to zero as it can be, approximately -273 degrees Celcius.

• absolute zero
• Farenheit
• Celcius
• thermometer
• thermal energy

6. Scattered equally in all directions.

• Celcius

• Farenheit
• random

• thermometer
• thermal energy

7. A temperature scale in which water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees.

• Celcius

• Farenheit

• thermometer
• thermal energy
• random

8. A temperature scale that starts at absolute zero and has units the same as Celsius degrees.

• Kelvin scale
• Farenheit
• Celcius
• thermometer
• thermal energy

9. Temperature at which boiling or condensation occurs.

• Celcius

• Farenheit
• boiling point

• thermometer
• thermal energy

10. A phase of matter that flows and also expands or contracts to fill any container.

• gas
• Farenheit
• Celcius
• thermometer
• thermal energy