science mid-term ch.4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 surface tension | the uneven forces acting pon the surface of a liquid |
| heat | movement of thermal energy from a substance at a higher temperature to a substance at a lower temperature |
| liquid | matter with a definite volume but no definite shape that can flow from one place to another |
| thermal energy | the sum of kinetic and potential energy |
| vaporization | change of matter from a liquid state to gas |
| freezing | change of matter from a liquid state to a solid state |
| gas | matter that does not have a definite shape or volume |
| condensation | change of matter from a gas to a liquid state |
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| melting | change of matter from a solid state to a liquid state |
| solid | matter with a definite shape and volume |
| temperature | measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles of a substance |
| viscosity | a liquids resistance to flow |
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