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physical science 1
| 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 state from i gas to a 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 which with no definite 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 volume. |
| Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space . |
| Melt | The temperature at which a substance changes from solid to a liquid . |
| Molecule | A natural group of two or atoms held together by covalent bonds. |
| Particles | Smallest possible unit or matter |
| Particles motion | Way in which atoms,ions,or molecules move. |
| Phase | A physically distinctive from matter ,such as a solid ,liquid. |
| phase change | a change from one state(solid,or,liquid or gas)to another without a change in chemical composition |
| pressure | the physically forced 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 and volume |
| system | a group of parts |
| 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 |