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temperature
Key Term | Definition |
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boiling point | temp. at which liquid boils |
melting point | the temperature at which a solid melts |
celsius | Of or relating to a temperature scale that registers the freezing point of water as 0° and the boiling point as 100° under normal atmospheric pressure |
condensation | the act or process of reducing a gas or vapor to a liquid or solid form. |
expansion | the act or process of expanding |
evaporate | To convert or change into a vapor |
Fahrenheit | Of or relating to a temperature scale that registers the freezing point of water as 32° and the boiling point as 212° at one atmosphere of pressure |
Phase or state | a stage in a process of change or development |
temperature | The degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment. |
liquid | composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases |
Solid | having relative firmness, coherence of particles, or persistence of form, as matter that is not liquid or gaseous |
Gas | a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid. |
temperature | thermometers are instruments that meansure__________ |
kinetic energy | Tempature is the average _______ _______ of particles within a body. Temperature is a measure of how hot something is |
heat transfer | The transfer of energy from one body to another is called ________ |
heated | matter expands when __________ |
contracts | matter _______ when cooled |