Conceptual Physical Science Ch 10 Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 boiling | Rapid evaporation that takes place within a liquid as well as at its surface |
| condensation | a change of phase from a gas to a liquid |
| conduction | D(especially in a solid) |
| convection | the transfer of heat energy in a gas or liquid by means of the currents in the heated fluid. Fluid moves carrying energy with it |
| evaporation | the change of phase from a liquid to a gas |
| freezing | the change of phase from liquid to solid |
| heat of fusion | amount of thermal energy needed to change a substance from SOLID to liquid or from liquid to SOLID |
| heat of vaporization | amount of thermal energy required to change a substance from LIQUID to GAS or from GAS to LIQUID |
| melting | change of phase from solid to liquid |
| radiation | the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves |
| sublimation | change of phase from solid to gas skipping the liquid phase |
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