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Gibbens 2.1-2.2
Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Solid | Matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume. |
Liquid | Matter with a definite volume but no definite shape. |
Viscosity | A measurement of a liquids resistance to flow. |
Surface tension | The uneven forces acting on the particles on the surface of a liquid |
Gas | Matter that has no definite volume and no definite shape. |
Vapor | The gas state of a substance that is normally a solid or a liquid at room temperature.. |
Kinetic energy | The energy an object has due to its motion. |
Temperature | A measure of the average kinetic energy of all the particles in an object |
Thermal energy | The total potential and kinetic energies of an object. |
Vaporization | The change in state of a liquid into a gas. |
Evaportaion | Vaporization that occurs only at the surface of a liquid. |
Condensation | The change of state from a gas to a liquid. |
Sublimation | The change of state from a solid to a gas without going through the liquid state. |
Deposition | The change of state of a gas to a solid without going through the liquid state. |