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Learn about the different states of matter and how thermal energy affects phase changes. Explore concepts such as kinetic energy, temperature, heat, melting, freezing, vaporization, and condensation. Discover why there is no change in temperature during phase changes and create a graphic organizer to summarize the information.
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State Changes How matter changes forms
What is energy? • Energy is the ability to do work or cause change.
Kinetic Energy Particles with a lot of kinetic energy • Kinetic Energy is the energy of motion • Particles with a lot of kinetic energy move fast and far apart • Particles with little kinetic energy move slow & close together Particles with little kinetic energy
Thermal Energy • The total kinetic energy of all the particles in a sample of matter is called thermal energy.
Temperature • Temperature is the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in a substance • So… if it is hot more kinetic energy, if cold less kinetic energy.
Heat • The movement of thermal energy from a substance at a higher temperature to one at a lower temperature is called heat.
Changing states • Matter can change from one state to another when thermal energy is released or absorbed. • This is called a change of state.
Why is there no change in temperature during a phase change? Imagine you’re calmly drinking your lemonade. You grab some ice to cool your lemonade, and the mixture in your glass is now half ice. As you hold the glass and watch the action, the ice begins to melt---but the contents of the glass do not change temperature. Why? The heat (thermal energy) going into the glass from the outside air is melting the ice, not warming the mixture up. After the mixture has changed state then the temperature can change.
State Change Pyramid Absorbing thermal energy Releasing thermal energy Gas Liquid Solid
State Change Pyramid Absorbing thermal energy Releasing thermal energy Gas Melting Liquid Solid
Melting • The change from the solid state to the liquid state is melting. • The temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid is called the melting point. • Melting is when matter absorbs thermal energy, and its temperature rises.
State Change Pyramid Absorbing thermal energy Releasing thermal energy Gas Melting Freezing Liquid Solid
Freezing • The change from the liquid state to the solid state is called freezing. • The temperature at which a substance changes from the liquid state to the solid state is called the freezing point. • Energy is released during freezing. • After all of the liquid has become a solid, the temperature begins to decrease again.
State Change Pyramid Absorbing thermal energy Releasing thermal energy Gas Vaporization Melting Freezing Liquid Solid
Vaporization • The change from a liquid to a gas is known as vaporization. • The temperature of the substance does not change during vaporization. • However, the substance absorbs thermal energy.
Vaporization • Two forms of vaporization exist. • Vaporization that takes place below the surface of a liquid is called boiling. • The temperature at which a liquid boils is called the boiling point. • Vaporization that takes place at the surface of a liquid is called evaporation.
Evaporation • Evaporation, which occurs at temperatures below the boiling point, explains how puddles dry up. • It takes more than speed for water molecules to escape the liquid state. • During evaporation, these faster molecules also must be near the surface, heading in the right direction, and they must avoid hitting other water molecules as they leave.
State Change Pyramid Absorbing thermal energy Releasing thermal energy Gas Condensation Vaporization Melting Freezing Liquid Solid
Condensation • As a gas cools, its particles slow down. • When particles move slowly enough for their attractions to bring them together, droplets of liquid form. • This process, which is the opposite of vaporization, is called condensation.
State Change Pyramid Absorbing thermal energy Releasing thermal energy Gas Condensation Sublimation Vaporization Melting Freezing Liquid Solid
Sublimation • Some substances can change from the solid state to the gas state without ever becoming a liquid. • During this process, known as sublimation, the surface particles of the solid gain enough energy to become a gas. Picture from http://www.ehow.com/how_2098268_fogsmoke-dry-ice-halloween.html
Graphing a Phase Changeanswer these in your science notebook • Why is there no change in temperature during a phase change? • Define melting and boiling points. • What is the melting point and boiling point of water? • At what temperature does water freeze and become a solid?
Create a graphic organizer in your science notebook that covers the 3 states of matter and how the change from one state to another. Be creative!