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MatterPropertiesWolf
Part 1
Term | Definition |
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Solid | Matter that has definite shape and definite volume. |
Liquid | Matter that has no definite shape but definite volume. |
Gas | Matter that has no definite shape and no definite volume. |
Kinetic Energy | The energy an object has due to motion. |
Temperature | The measure of the average kinetic energy of all the particles in an object. |
Phase Change | When matter changes between a solid, liquid, or a gas. |
Melting | When a solid changes to a liquid. |
Freezing | When a liquid changes to a solid. |
Vaporization | When a liquid changes to a gas. |
Boiling | When a liquid changes to a gas. Occurs under/below the surface of a liquid. |
Evaporation | When a liquid changes to a gas. Occurs at the surface of a liquid. |
Condensation | When a gas changes to a liquid. |
Sublimation | When a solid changes to a gas. |
Deposition | When a gas changes to a solid. |
Physical Property | A characteristic you can observe or measure without changing the identity of the substance. |
Chemical Property | Describes matter based on its ability to change into a new substance with different properties. |
Physical Change | When one or more of its properties changes but doesn't change into a new substance. |
Chemical Change | When one or more new substances are made that have new and different properties. |
Water Vapor | Water in the gas state of matter. |
Pressure | The amount of force applied. |
Vacuum | An area that does not have any matter in it. |