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Phase Change
Matter, Molecules, Energy & more
Term | Definition |
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solid | a state of matter that has a definite shape |
liquid | A state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume. |
gas | A state of matter with no definite shape or volume |
condensation | The change of a substance from a gas to a liquid |
evaporation | change of a substance from a liquid to a gas |
melting | change of a substance from a solid to a liquid |
freezing | The change of a substance from a liquid to a solid |
atom | the smallest unit of an element |
freedom of movement | the way molecules in a substance move around relative to each other |
kinetic energy | the energy that an object has because it is moving |
molecule | A group of atoms joined together in a particular way |
molecular attraction | a pull between two molecules that is always the same for a substance |
phase | a noticeably different form or state of the same substance |
temperature | a measure of how hot or cold something is |
viscosity | a liquid's resistance to flowing |
mass | the measure of the amount of matter in a body |
weight | the measure of the amount of force acting on a mass due to the acceleration due to gravity |
density | the mass per unit volume of a substance or object. |
mixture | matter that can vary in composition |
substance | matter with a composition that is always the same |