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Science Vocabulary List #2

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Term
Definition
Solid   A state of matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume.  
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Liquid   A state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume.  
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Gas   A state of matter that has no definite shape of volume.  
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Crystalline Solid   A solid that is made up of crystals in which particles are arranged in a regular, repeating pattern.  
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Fluid   An substance that can flow.  
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Amorphous solid   A solid made up of particles that are not arranged in a regular pattern.  
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Surface tension   The result of an inward pull among the molecules of liquid that brings the molecules on the surface closer together, causes the surface to act like a thin skin.  
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Melting   The change in state from solid to a liquid.  
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Vaporization   The change in state from a liquid to a gas.  
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Boiling point   The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas; the same temperature as the condensation point.  
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Melting point   The temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid; the same temperature as the freezing point.  
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Evaporation   The process that occurs when vaporization takes place only on the surface of a liquid.  
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Condensation   The change of state from a gas to a liquid.  
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Freezing   The change of state from a liquid to a solid.  
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Boiling   The process that occurs when vaporization takes place inside a liquid as well as on top.  
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Sublimation   The change in state from a solid directly to a gas without passing through a liquid state.  
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Pressure   The force pushing on a surface divided by the area of that surface.  
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Boyle's Law   A principle that describes the relationship between the pressure and the volume of a gas at a constant temperature.  
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Charles' Law   A principle that describes the relationship between the temperature and volume of a gas at a constant pressure.  
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