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Science Vocab #2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amorphous solid | solid made up of particles that are not arranged in a regular pattern. |
| boiling | When vaporization takes place throughout a liquid. |
| boiling point | Each liquid boils only at a certain temperature |
| Boyle's Law | The relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas |
| Charles' Law | Charles found that when the temperature of a gas is increased at constant pressure, its volume increases. When the temperature of a gas is decreased at constant pressure, its volume decreases. |
| condensation | The opposite of vaporization |
| crystalline solid | solid that is made up of crystals in which particles are arranged in a regular, repeating pattern |
| evaporation | When vaporization takes place only on a liquid’s surface |
| fluid | Any substance that can flow |
| freezing | the change of state from liquid to solid—the reverse of melting |
| gas | A state of matter with no definite shape or volume. |
| liquid | A state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume. |
| melting | The change in state from a solid to a liquid |
| melting point | In most pure substances, melting occurs at a specific temperature |
| pressure | the force of its outward push divided by the area of the walls of the container |
| solid | A state of matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume |
| sublimation | when the surface particles of a solid gain enough energy to become a gas |
| surface tension | The result of an inward pull among the molecules of a liquid that brings the molecules of a liquid that brings the molecules on the surface closer together; causes the surface to act as if it has thin skin. |
| vaporization | The change from a liquid to a gas |