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Hyatt 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 | Measurement of a liquid's resistance to flow |
Surface Tension | uneven forces acting on the particles on the surface of a liquid |
Gas | Matter that has no definite volume and no definite shape |
Vapor | Gas state of a substance that is normally a solid or a liquid at room temperature |
Kinetic Energy | Energy an object has to due to it's motion |
Temperature | Measure of the average kinetic energy of all particles in an object |
Thermal Energy | Total potential and kinetic energies of an object |
Vaporization | Change of state of liquid into a gas |
Evaporation | Vaporization that occurs only on the surface of a liquid |
Condensation | Change of state from a gas to a liquid |
Sublimation | Change of state from a solid to a gas without going through the liquid state |
Deposition | Change of state of a gas to a solid without going through the liquid state |