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Review for Matter Quiz

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Definition
solid   definite shape and volume with tightly packed particles that vibrate slowly  
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liquid   definite volume but no definite shape with particles closely packed, but freely moving  
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gas   no definite shape or volume with particles that are moving very fast, spreading apart  
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crystalline solid   particles are arranged in a regular, repeating pattern, ex- snow, salt, and sugar  
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amorphous solid   particles are not arranged in a regular pattern, ex- rubber, glass, and plastic  
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fluid   any substance that flows, ex- liquids and gases  
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surface tension   the result of the inward pull amoung molecules that brings the molecules on the surface closer together  
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viscosity   a liquids resistance to flowing  
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melting   a solid turning into a liquid as it gains heat energy  
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freezing   a liquid turning into a solid as it loses heat energy  
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condensation   a gas turning into a liquid as it loses heat energy  
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vaporization   a liquid turning into a gas as it gains heat energy  
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sublimation   a solid turning into a gas as it gains heat energy  
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evaporation   vaporization that occurs on the surface of a liquid  
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boiling   vaporization that occurs both on and below the surface  
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melting point   the temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid  
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freezing point   the temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid  
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boiling point   the temperature at which a liquid boils  
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chemistry   the study of the properties of matter and how they change  
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element   a pure substance that cannot be broken down by physical or chemical means  
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atom   the basic particle that makes up all elements  
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chemical bond   an attraction between two atoms  
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molecule   two or more atoms chemically bonded together  
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