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Physical Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atom | the basic particle from which all elements are made;the smallest particle of an element that has the properties of that element. |
| Boil | the change in state from 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 gas. |
| Freeze | the temperature at which a solid 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 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 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 solid at room temperature |
| Conduction | the transfer of thermal energy from 1 object to another |
| Convection | the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of fluid |
| Radiation | the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves |