matter
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Miranda-rocks on November 17, 2010
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22 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 liquid | no definite shape/definite volume |
| solid | definite shape and volume |
| gas | no definite shape or volume |
| crystalline | arranged in a regular pattern made up of crystals |
| amorphous | not arranged in a regular pattern melts over a range of tempetures |
| characteristic properties | never change, regardless of shape size or substance |
| mixture | two or substances mixed together but not chemically combined |
| solution | the "best mixed" mixture |
| element | cannot be broken down |
| pure substance | made of only one kind of matter and has definite properties |
| compound | pure substance formed from chemical combinations of two or more different elements |
| melting | solid - liquid |
| condensation | gas - liquid |
| freezing | liquid - solid |
| sublimation | solid - gas |
| two kinds of vaporaztion | boiling and evaporating |
| chemical change | form a new substance or substances |
| physical change | a change in the substance where the substance stays the same |
| law of conservation of energy | energy is never lost or created |
| viscosity | the resistance a liquid has to flowing |
| density | unchanging measurement of the amount of matter an object contains |
| thermal energy | energy from the movement of its particles |
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