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Properties of Matter
Properties of Matter - including States of Matter
Term | Definition |
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solid | Its particles are closely packed and vibrate in place. It has a definite shape and a definite volume. |
liquid | It’s particles move freely. It has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container. |
gas | It has fast moving particles that spread out. It has no definite shape and no definite volume. |
melt | Change state from solid to liquid. |
freeze | Change state from liquid to solid. |
condense | Change state from gas to liquid |
evaporate | Change state from liquid to gas. |
state | A form of matter, such as solid, liquid, gas, or others. |
atom | The smallest part of an element; one of the smallest building blocks of matter. |
element | Made of only one type of atom. |
molecule | Two or more atoms bonded together. |