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vocabulary. Phase Ch
notes for science
Term | Definition |
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Altitude – | vertical distance, or elevation, above sea level. |
Boil – | change from a liquid to a gas. |
Boiling point – | the temperature at which boiling occurs. |
Freeze – | change from a liquid to a solid. |
Freezing point – | the temperature at which freezing occurs. |
Gas – | a phase in which matter has no definite shape or volume. |
Gas Properties - | will expand to fill any container; can be compressed |
Water Vapor – | water in the gas phase |
Liquid – | a phase in which matter has definite volume but no definite shape. |
Liquid properties - | will take the shape of a container but cannot expand or be compressed |
Melt – | change from a solid to a liquid. |
Melting point – | the temperature at which melting occurs. |
Phase – | a state of matter with certain physical properties. |
Solid – | a phase in which matter has a definite shape and a definite volume. |
Solid properties - | will retain the same shape and volume in any container |
Solid | a phase in which matter has a definite shape and a definite volume. |
Solid properties | will retain the same shape and volume in any container |
Ice | water in the solid phase |
Thermal Energy | Energy in the form of heat |
Vaporization | rapid change from liquid to gas |
Condensation | change from gas to liquid |
Sublimation | change from solid to gas |
Evaporation | slow change from liquid to gas |
Deposition | change from gas to solid |