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Robinson 2.1 & 2.2
Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Solid | Matter that has a definite shape an definite volume. |
Liquid | Matter with a definite volume, but no definite shape. |
Vicsosity | A 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 | The gas state of a solid or a liquid at room temperature. |
Kinetic Energy | The energy an object has due to its motion. |
Temperature | A measurement of the average kinetic energy of all the particle in an object. |
Thermal Energy | The total potential and kinetic energies of an object. |
Vaporazation | The change in state of a liquid into a gas. |
Evaporation | Vaporization that occurs only at the surface of a liquid. |
Condensation | The change of state from a gas to a liquid. |
Deposition | The change of state form of a gas to a solid without going through the liquid state. |
Sublimation | The change of a state of a solid to a gas without going going through the liquid state |