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physical science
physical science vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atom | The basic particle for which all elements are made the smallest particle of a element that has properties of that element |
| boil | The change in a state from a liquid to a gas |
| condense | The change in a state from a gas to a liquid |
| evaporate | The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorbed enough energy to change to gas |
| freeze | A temperature which liquid freezes |
| gas | A state of matter which no definite shape or volume |
| inert | Having little or no ability to react |
| kinetic energy | Energy that an object has due to its motion so weird what would you do |
| Liquid | A state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume |
| Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space |
| Melt | The temperature at which a substances changes from a solid to a liquid |
| Molecule | A neutral group of two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds |
| Particle | Small possible unit of matter |
| Particle motion | Ways in which atoms ions or molecules move |
| Phase | a physically distinctive form of matter such as solid, liquid, or gas |
| Phase change | A change from one state(solid or liquid or gas) to another without a in chemical composition. |
| Pressure | The physical force exerted on object |
| pure substitute | A substance made of only one kind of matter and having definite properties |
| Solid | State of matter that has a definite shape and volume |
| System | A group of parts that works too together as a whole |
| Temperature | A measure of average energy of motion of the particles of a substance |
| Thermal energy | The total kinetic and potential energy of all particles of an objects |
| Vapor | gaseous state of substances that is a liquid or a solid at room temperature |
| Conduction | The transfer of thermal energy from one object to another |
| convection | Transfer of thermal energy by movement of fluid |
| Radiation | The truth of energy by electromagnetic waves |