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11 Cards in this Set
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Plasma |
a state of matter that starts as a gas and then becomes ionized |
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Energy |
the capacity to do work |
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Thermal Energy |
the kinetic energy of a substance's atoms |
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Evaporation |
the change of a substance from a liquid to a gas |
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Sublimation |
the process in which a solid changes directly into a gas |
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Condensation |
the change of a substance from a gas to a liquid |
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Fluids |
a non-solid state of matter in which the atoms or molecules are free to move past each other, as in a gas or liquid. |
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Buoyant Force |
the upward force exerted on an object immersed in or floating on a fluid |
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Pressure |
the amount of force exerted per unit area of a surface |
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Archimedes' Principle |
the principle that states that the buoyant force on an object in a fluid is an upward force equal to the weight of the volume of fluid that the object displaces |
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Pascal |
the SI unit of pressure |
