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Unit 2 definitions

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Matter   Anything that has mass and takes up space.  
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Element   a substance that cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means.  
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Atom   the smallest unit of an element that maintains the chemical properties of that element.  
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Molecule   a group of atoms that are held together by the chemical forces; a molecule is the smallest unit of matter that can exist by itself and retain all of a substance's chemical properties.  
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Compound   a substance made up of 2 or more different elements joined by chemical bonds.  
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Pure substance   a sample of matter, either a single element or a single compound, that has definite chemical and physical properties.  
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Mixture   a combination of 2 or more substances that are not chemically combined.  
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Homogeneous Mixture   Components are evenly are distributed are evenly distributed.  
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Heterogeneous Mixture   substances are not evenly distributed.  
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Melting point   the temperature and pressure at which a solid becomes a liquid.  
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Freezing Point   the temperature at which a liquid becomes a solid.  
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Boiling Point   the temperature and pressure at which a liquid becomes a gas.  
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Density   the ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance.  
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Reactivity   the capacity of a substance to combine chemically with another substance.  
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Chemical Property   describes how a substance changes into a new substance, either by combining with other elements or by breaking a part into new substances.  
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Physical Property   characteristics that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance.  
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Chemical Change   a change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substances with different properties.  
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Physical Change   a change of matter from one form to another without a change in chemical properties.  
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Fluid   a non-solid state of matter in which the atoms or molecules are free to move past each other, as in a gas or liquid.  
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Plasma   a state of matter that consists of free-moving ions and electrons.  
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Energy   the capacity to do work.  
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Temperature   a measure of how hot or old something is; specifically a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object.  
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Thermal Energy   the total kinetic energy of a substance's atoms.  
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Kinetic Energy   the energy an object has due to motion.  
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Potential Energy   the energy an object has because of its position, its pressure, and The energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position relative to others, stresses within itself, electric charge, and other factors  
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Compressed   reduced in volume by pressure; Be squeezed or pressed together or into a smaller space; pressed tightly together  
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Kinetic Theory of Matter   the theory that all matter is made up of a large number of small particles (atoms or molecules), all of which are in constant, random motion. ...  
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Evaporation   the change of state from a liquid to a gas.  
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Condensation   the change of state from a gas to a liquid.  
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Boiling   Heat (a liquid) to the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapor  
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Vaporization   transition from either a solid or liquid to a gas. Examples of this are evaporation, boiling, and sublimation.  
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Solidification   the process in which a liquid turns into a solid when cold or dry enough; which a liquid turns into a solid when its temperature is lowered below its freezing point. (Also known as freezing)  
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Sublimation   the process in which a solid changes directly into a gas.  
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deposition   the process in which material is laid down.  
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Melting   the process in which a solid becomes a liquid when its temperature is below its melting point.  
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freezing   A form of solidification where a liquid becomes a solid when its temperature is below its freezing point.  
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Law of conservation of mass   mass cannot be created or destroyed.  
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Law of conservation of energy   energy cannot be created or destroyed.  
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Pressure   the amount of force exerted per unit area of a surface.  
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Pascal   the SI unit of pressure; equal to the force of 1N exerted over an area of 1m^2 (Symbol PA)  
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Buoyant Force   the upward force that keeps an object immersed in or floating on a fluid.  
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Viscosity   the resistance of a gas or liquid to flow.  
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Archimedes' Principle   the buoyant force on an object in a fluid is an upward force equal to the weight of the fluid that the object displaces.  
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Pascal's Principle   A change in pressure at any point in an enclosed fluid will be transmitted equally to all parts of the fluid.  
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Hydraulic Device   Uses liquids to transmit pressure from one point to another.  
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Bernoulli's Principle   States that as the speed of a moving fluid increases, the pressure of the moving fluid decreases.  
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Gas Laws   the laws that state the mathematical relationships between the volume, temperature, pressure, and quantity of gas.  
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Charles'Law   for a fixed amount of gas at a constant pressure, the volume of the gas increases as the gas's temperature increases. Likewise, the volume of the gas decreases as the gas's temperature decreases.  
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Boyle's Law   For a fixed amount of gas at a constant temperature, the volume of a gas increases as the gas's pressure decreases. Likewise, the volume of a gas decreases as the gas's pressure increases.  
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Gay-Lussac's Law   the pressure of a gas increases as the temperature increases, if the volume of the gas does not change. The pressure decreases as the temperature decreases.  
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