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States of matter
Term | Definition |
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Matter | Anything that takes up space an has mass |
Electronic balance | An instrument that can be used to measure the mass of an object |
Solid | A definite shape, a definite volume, hard to compress, does not flow |
Liquid | No definite shape, a definite volume, hard to compress, flow easily |
Gas | No definite shape, no definite volume, easy to compress, diffuses |
Atoms | Tiny particles that make up everything |
Particles of a solid | The particles are fixed in position and can’t move, only vibrate |
Particles of a liquid | The particles have more movement and slide over each other |
Particles of a gas | The particles move a lot and spread into all space available |
Freezing | When a liquid becomes a solid |
Melting | When a solid becomes a liquid |
Boiling | When a liquid becomes a gas |
Condensation | When a gas becomes a liquid |
Sublimation | When a solid becomes a gas |
Deposition | When a gas becomes a solid |
Evaporation | When the surface of a liquid is transforming into a gas |