UNIT 3 – States of Matter
Vocabulary Terms
3.1 Solids, Liquids and Gases
Solid, Liquid, Gas
Kinetic Theory
Bonding and Structure
Elastic Collisions
Velocity
Vibration
Kinetic Energy
Temperature Scales – Celsius,
Kelvin, Fahrenheit, Rankine
Absolute Temperature Scales
Absolute Zero
Water Anomaly
Additional Topics Vocabulary
Atmospheric Pressure
3.2 The Gas Laws
Charles Law, Boyles Law, Combination
Law
Pressure, Force, Area
Pressure Units: Pascals, pounds/in2
(lb/in2 or psi)
Number of particles
3.3 Phase Changes
Phase changes: evaporation,
vaporization, condensation, freezing,
melting, sublimation & deposition
Endothermic Heat of Fusion
Vapor Pressure
Heat of Fusion
Thermal Energy (Heat)
Absorbed or Released
Math Topics
* Algebra – Solving the Gas Laws for
desired variables (without numbers)
* Graphing Skills
* Determining Slope and Intercept of a
set of linear data.
* Unit Conversions
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
3.1 States of Matter: Solids, Liquids & Gases
 convert Celsius to Kelvin
 convert Fahrenheit to Rankine
 explain the differences between the three common phases of matter, specifically related to
* Temperature *Bonding *Structure *Density *Velocity of atoms.
 understand and state the points of the Kinetic Theory
 understand and use the Pressure Equation to solve problems
3.2 The Gas Laws
 Select the appropriate Gas Law& Solve problems
using the law (This takes few words to state but it
is a large part of this section)
3.3 Phase Changes
 match phase change with energy change
 name all phase changes and match them with the appropriate situation
 explain how temperature changes can indicate phase change.
EXCEL SKILLS
Student will exercise their skills in excel and should be capable of :
 create a graph including markers
 create a graph including a line of best fit
 create a graph stating the equation for a line of best fit
 create a graph including two sets of data on the same axis