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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Solid | The state of matter in which materials have a definite shape and a definit volume. |
| liquid | State of matter in which a material has a drfinite volume but not a definite shape. |
| gas | The state of matter in which a materil has neither a definite shape nor a definite volume. |
| kinetic energy | The energy an object has due to its motion. |
| phase change | The reversible physical change that occurs when a subtance changes from one state of matter to another. |
| Edothermic | The system absorbs energy from its surroundings. |
| Heat of fusion | Is another term for melting. |
| Exothermic | The system releases energy to its surroundings. |
| vaporization | The phases change in which a substance changes from a liquid into a gas. |
| Heat of vaporization | Varies from substance to substance. |
| Evaporization | The process that changes a substance from a liquid to a gas at tempuratures below the substances boiling point. |