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Chemical Building Blocks Vocabulary

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solid   an object with a definite shape and definite volume  
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liquid   no definite shape; definite volume  
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gas   no definite shape; no definite volume  
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fluid   a substance that flows; a liquid or a gas  
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crystalline solid   the particles form a regular, repeating pattern; has a distinct melting point  
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amorphous solid   particles are not arranged in a regular patter; no distinct melting point  
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temperature   a measure of the average energy of motion of the particles in a substance  
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pressure   force divided by area  
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kilopascals   unit of pressure  
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Boyle's Law   when the pressure of a gas increases, its volume decreases  
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graph   diagram that tells how two variables are related  
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directly proportional   when two variables pass through the (0,0) point on a graph  
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vary inversely   when two variables on a graph form a downward curve close to the vertical axis.  
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physical change   alters the form of a substance, but does not change it to another substance  
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chemical change   substance is changed into a different substance with different properties  
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thermal energy   energy from the movement of particles  
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chemical energy   energy from the chemical bonds within matter  
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Law of Conservation of Energy   Energy can change from one form to another, but energy can never be lost.  
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melting   change in state from a solid to a liquid  
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freezing   change of state from liquid to solid  
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vaporization   liquid water changing into water vapor  
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evaporation   vaporization that takes place on the surface of a liquid  
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boiling   vaporization that takes place inside a liquid and at the surface  
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condensation   occurs when a gas loses enough thermal energy to become a liquid  
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sublimation   occurs when a solid changes into a gas without passing through the liquid state  
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chemical reaction   chemical change  
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viscosity   the resistance of a liquid to flowing  
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