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Science Chapter 3 vocabulary.

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state of matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume   solid  
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solid that is made up of crystals in which particles are arranged in a regular, repeating pattern   crystalline  
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a solid made up of particles that are not arranged in a regular pattern   amorphous solid  
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state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume   liquid  
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substance that can easily flow   fluid  
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result of an inward pull among the molecules of a liquid that brings the molecules on the surface closer together   surface tension  
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a liquid's resistance to flowing   viscosity  
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a state of matter that has no definite shape or volume   gas  
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the change from the solid to the liquid state of matter   melting  
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the temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid   melting point  
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the change from the liquid to the solid state of matter   freezing  
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the change of state from a liquid to a gas   vaporization  
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the process that occurs when vaporization takes place only on the surface of a liquid   evaporation  
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the process that occurs when vaporization takes place inside a liquid as well as on the surface   boiling  
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the temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas   boiling point  
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the change from the gaseous to the liquid state of matter   condensation  
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the change in state from a solid directly to a gas without passing through the liquid state   sublimation  
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the force exerted on a surface divided by the total are over which the force is exerted   pressure  
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a principle that describes the relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas at constant temperature   Boyle's law  
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a principle that describes the relationship between the temperature and volume of a gas at constant pressure   Charles' law  
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a diagram that shows how two variables are related   graph  
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the 0,0 point on a line graph   origin  
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a term used to describe the relationship between two variables whose graph is a straight line   directly proportional  
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a term used to describe the relationship between two variables whose graph forms a curve that slopes downward   vary inversely  
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