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8Sci CH 7 Hockett
Ch 7 Solids & Liquids
Term | Definition |
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absolute zero | coldness limit in which there can be no further cooling |
boiling | when the pressure of escaping water vapor equals air pressure |
condensation | the process of a gas becoming a liquid |
evaporation | the process of a liquid changing into a gas |
kinetic molecular theory | the explanation of thermal energy |
thermal expansion | the expansion that occurs as a solid is heated |
viscosity | a liquid's resistance to changing shape |
sublimation | when a solid changes into a gas without first becoming a liquid |