| Term | Definition |
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Thermal Energy |
Total energy of a substance's particales due to their movement or vibration. |
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Melting |
The change from the solid to the liquid state of matter. |
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Freezing |
The change in a state from a liquid to solid. |
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Vaporization |
The change from the liquid to gaseous state of matter. |
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Mass |
A measure of how much matter is in an object. |
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Density |
The measurement of how much mass of a substance's is contained in a given volume. |
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Physical Change |
A change that alters the form appearence of a substances but does not the material into another substances. |
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Chemical Change |
A change in a matter that produces new substances. |
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Plasma |
A state of matter in which atoms are stripped of their elections and the nulie are packed together. |
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Evaporation |
The process that occurs when vaporation takes place only on the surface of a liquid. |
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Boiling |
Vaporization that occurs on and below the surface of a liquid. |
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Boiling Point |
The temp. at which a substances changes from liquid to gas. |