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What is internal energy?

Energy stored by particles in a system

Which two forms does internal energy take?

Kinetic and potential energy

What happens to particles when a system is heated?

Their energy increases

What are the two possible outcomes when internal energy increases?

Temperature rise or change of state

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

Melting

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

Freezing

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

Boiling

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

Condensation

What is the process called when a solid changes directly to a gas?

Sublimation

What happens to mass during changes of state?

Mass is conserved

Are changes of state reversible or irreversible?

Reversible

Where does evaporation occur in a liquid?

Only on the surface of the liquid

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