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D- Royer 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 |
viscositty | measurement of a liquids resistance to flow |
surface tension | the uneven forces acting on the particles on he surface of a liquid |
gas | matter that has no definite volume and no definite shape. |
kinetic energy | energy an object has due to its motions |
temperature | measurement of the average kinetic energy of all the particles in an object |
thermal energy | total potential and kinetic energies of an object |
vaporization | the change of liquid to a gas |
evaporation | vaporization that only occurs at the surface of a liquid |
condensation | change from a gas to liquid |
sublimation | change of solid to a gas without the liquid state. |
deposition | change of gas to solid without liquid state |