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Physical Science 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atom | The basic particle from which are all elements are made; the smallest particle of an element that has properties of that element |
| Boil | The change in state from a liquid to gas |
| Condense | The change in state from a gas to liquid |
| Evaporate | The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change a gas |
| Freeze | The temperature at which liquid freezes |
| Gas | A state of matter with no shape or volume |
| Inert | Having little or no ability to react |
| Kinetic Energy | energy that an object has due to its motion |
| Liquid | A state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume |
| Matter | Anything tat has mass and takes up space |
| Melt | The temperature at which substance changes from a solid to liquid |
| Molecule | a neutral group of two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds |
| Particle | Smallest 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 liquid or gas) to another without change in chemical composition |
| Pressure | The physical force exerted of an object |
| Pure Substance | A substance made only of one kind of matter and having definite properties |
| Solid | A state of matter that has definite shape and 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 substances |
| Thermal Energy | the total kinetic and potential energy of all particles pf 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 o fluid |
| Radiation | the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves |