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Laubusch Matter Ch 2
Matter Chapter 2 Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Solid | Matter that has a definite volume and definite shape. |
Energy | The ability to cause change. |
Element | Is any material made up of a single kind of matter. Matter made up of only one kind of atom. |
State of Matter | Any of the three forms that matter may ordinarily take: solid, liquid, and gas. |
Substances | A class of matter made up of elements and compounds. |
Melting | Change of state from a solid to a liquid. |
Gas | Matter that has no definite volume or shape. It spreads to fill the container. |
Boiling | The rapid change of state from a liquid to a gas. |
Atom | The smallest part of an element that still has the properties of that element. |
Liquid | Matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape. It takes the shape of the container. |
Compound | Is a kind of matter made up of two or more elements that are joined together. |
Evaporation | Change of state from a liquid to a gas. |
Condensation | The change of state from a gas to a liquid. |
Chemical Symbol | One or two letters that stand from the name of an element. |
Chemical Formula | A group of symbols that shows the kinds and number of atoms in a single unit of a compound. |
Freezing | The change of state from a liquid to a solid. |