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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| atom | the basic particle from which all elements are made; the smallest particle of an element that has the properties of that element |
| boil | the change in state from liquid to gas |
| condense | the change in state gas to liquid |
| evaporate | the process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas |
| Freeze | the temperature at which liquid freezes |
| Gas | A state of matter with no definite shape or volume |
| Inert | Having little or no ability to react |
| Kinetic Energy | Energy that an object has due to its motions. |
| Liquid | a state of matter that has no define shape or volume |
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| melt | the temperature at which a substance changes solid to liquid |
| molecule | a neutral group of 2 or more atoms held together by covalent bonds |
| particle | smallest possible unit in matter |
| particle motion | ways of atoms, ions, or molecules move |
| phase | a physically distinctive form of matter, such as solid, liquid, or gas |
| Phase change | a change from 1 state(solid, liquid or,gas) to another without a change in chemical compostion |
| pressure | The physical force exerted on an object. |
| pure substance | A substance made of only one kind of matter and having definite properties. |
| solid | A state of matter that has a definite shape or volume. |
| system | A group of parts that work together as a whole. |
| temperature | A measure of the average energy of motion of the particles of a substance. |
| Thermal Energy | The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles of an object. |
| Vapor | Gaseous state of a substance that is a liquid or a solid at room temperature. |
| conduction | The transfer of thermal energy from one object to another. |
| Convection | The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of fluid. |
| Radiation | The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves. |