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Science Test Vocab
Science Test Vocab Flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Temperature | The average amount of kinetic energy of the particles in a substance |
| Thermometer | An object used to measure temperature |
| Thermal Energy | The total energy of all the particles in an object |
| Heat | A flow of energy between objects at different temperatures |
| Conduction | The transfer of heat energy by molecules touching each other |
| Convection | Heat is transferred by movement of currents within a fluid. Particle rise and fall because of density differences. |
| Radiation | A transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves |
| Solid | Definite shape and volume |
| Liquid | Definite volume, changing shape |
| Gas | No definite shape of volume |
| Melting | The change of a solid to a liquid by absorbing heat |
| Freezing | The change of a liquid to a solid by releasing heat |
| Evaporation | The change of a liquid to a gas by absorbing heat (only occurs on the surface) |
| Boiling | The change of a liquid to a gas by absorbing heat (occurs throughout) |
| Condensation | The change of a gas to a liquid by releasing heat |
| Endothermic | The molecules absorb energy from the environment to make the phase change occur (Adding heat) |
| Exothermic | The molecules release energy to the environment to make the phase change occur (Removing heat) |