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State of Matter
Gas, liquid, solid, plasma vocabularies
Term | Definition |
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Characteristics | A special quality or appearance that makes an individual or group different from others |
Endothermic | Characterized by or formed with absorption of heat |
Energy | Power or ability to be active; ability to do work |
Evaporate | To pass off or cause to pass off into vapor from a liquid |
Exothermic | Characterized by or formed with the giving off of heat |
Gas | A fluid (such as hydrogen or air) that has no fixed shape and tends to expand without limit |
Liquid | A fluid that has no independent shape but has a definite volume and does not expand indefinitely |
Mass | The quantity of matter in a body |
Melt | To change from a solid to a liquid state, usually through heat |
Properties | Special qualities of something |
Shape | Outward appearance; something having a certain form |
Solid | A substance that keeps its size and shape |
Volume | An amount of space as measured in cubic units |