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whs chapter 1
properties, processes, phases
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| freezing | substance is losing heat and becoming solid |
| melting | substance is gaining heat and becoming a liquid |
| evaporation | liquid is gaining heat and changing to a gas |
| boiling | substance is gaining enough heat so bubbles form |
| permeable | substance allows other substances to pass through with no damage |
| absorption | substance takes in another substance and holds it |
| condensing | vapor of a substance is losing heat and changes to a liquid |
| transparent | objects can be seen when looking through a substance |
| property of matter | description of matter |
| 4 phases of matter | solid, liquid, gas, plasma |
| state of matter | any of the 4 phases of matter |
| objects | word for materials, things, or substances |