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vocabulary words

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states of matter   the physical forms in which matter can exist  
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atom   the smallest mater of a subtance that still has that substance's characteristic properties  
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molecule   the combination of two or more atoms creating an element or compound  
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solid   a state of matter that has a definite volume and a definite shape  
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crystalline   a very orderly solid with a three-dimensional arrangement of particles found in a repeating pattern of rows  
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amorphous   a less organized solid object with particles that have no special or particular arrangment or pattern  
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liquid   a state of matter that has a definite volume and no definite shape  
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surface tension   the force that acts on the suface of a liquid and that tends to minimize the area of the surface  
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viscosity   the resistance of gas of liquid to flow  
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gas   a state of matter that has no definite volume or shape  
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temperature   a measure of how hot(or cold) something is; specifically a measure of the movement of particles  
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melting   the change of state where a solid becomes a liquid by adding energy  
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endothermic   a change in which energy, in the form of heat, is added to a substance  
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freezing   the change of state where a liquid becomes a solid by removing energy  
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exothermic   a change in which energy, in the form of heat, is removed from a substance  
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evaporation   the change of state from liquid to gas at the suface of the liquid caused by an increase in energy  
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boiling   the change of state from liquid to gas thoughout a liquid caused by an increase in energy  
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condensation   the change of state where a gas becomes a liquid by removing energy  
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sublimation   the change of state where a solid directly becomes a gas without passing though a liquid state  
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