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Physical Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atom | the basic particle from which all elements are made |
| 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 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 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 solid, liquid, or gas |
| Phase change | a change from one state to another without a change in chemical composition |
| Pressure | the physical force 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 that work together as a whole |
| 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 |