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physical science
Term | Definition |
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atom | the basic particle from which all elements are made the smallest particle of elements that has the properties of that element |
boil | the change in state from a liquid to a gas |
condense | the change in state from a 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 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 has no definite shape but a definite volume |
matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
melt | the temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a 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 a change in chemical composition |
pressure | the physical force exerted on an object |
pure substance | a substance made of only one kind of matter in having definite properties |
solid | a state of matter that has a definite shape and volume |
system | a group of parts that work together as a whole |
temperature | a measurement of the average energy of motion of the particle 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 tempature |
conduction | the transfer of the thermal energy from one object to another |
convection | the transfer of the thermal energy by the moment of fluid |
radiation | the transfer of the energy by electromagnet waves |