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8th-States of Matter
Term | Definition |
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solid | state of matter where particles are arranged in a tight, regular pattern and move very little |
liquid | state of matter with a fixed volume but not a fixed shape; particles can move past each other easily |
gas | state of matter that has no fixed shape or volume; particles move rapidly and there are large spaces between them |
boiling | vaporization that occurs throughout a liquid |
boiling point | the temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas |
condensation | the change of matter from a gas to a liquid state |
deposition | the change of matter from a gas to a solid without a liquid state |
evaporation | vaporization of matter at the surface of a liquid |
freezing point | the temperature at which a liquid changes to a solid |
melting point | the temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid |
boiling point | the temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas |
plasma | hot, ionized gases that exist at extremely high energies (temperatures); the atoms of plasma lose their electrons |
ion | atom or molecule with an electric charge |
absolute zero | the temperature at which all molecules stop moving |
temperature | the average kinetic energy of the individual particles of a substance |
matter | anything that takes up space and has mass |
sublimation | the change of state from solid to gas without a liquid state |
energy | the ability to do work or cause change |
condensates | state of matter that occurs as super low temperatures (almost absolute zero) and "blob" together to create one "super atom" |
matter | anything that has mass, takes up space, and exhibits the property of inertia |