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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atom | the basic particle from which 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 a gas |
| Condense | the change in a state from 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 a liquid freezes |
| Gas | a state of matter with no definite shape or volume |
| Inert | having a little or no ability to react |
| Kinetic Energy | energy that can object has due to its motion |
| 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 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 a solid, liquid, or gas |
| phase change | a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition |
| pressure | the phy |