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temperature
| Key Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| boiling point | temp. at which liquid boils |
| melting point | the temperature at which a solid melts |
| celsius | Of or relating to a temperature scale that registers the freezing point of water as 0° and the boiling point as 100° under normal atmospheric pressure |
| condensation | the act or process of reducing a gas or vapor to a liquid or solid form. |
| expansion | the act or process of expanding |
| evaporate | To convert or change into a vapor |
| Fahrenheit | Of or relating to a temperature scale that registers the freezing point of water as 32° and the boiling point as 212° at one atmosphere of pressure |
| Phase or state | a stage in a process of change or development |
| temperature | The degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment. |
| liquid | composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases |
| Solid | having relative firmness, coherence of particles, or persistence of form, as matter that is not liquid or gaseous |
| Gas | a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid. |
| temperature | thermometers are instruments that meansure__________ |
| kinetic energy | Tempature is the average _______ _______ of particles within a body. Temperature is a measure of how hot something is |
| heat transfer | The transfer of energy from one body to another is called ________ |
| heated | matter expands when __________ |
| contracts | matter _______ when cooled |