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Chapter 6 Vocabulary: States of Matter

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Matteranything that takes up space and has mass
Solidmatter which has a definite shape and volume (neither shape nor volume conform to its container)
Liquidmatter which has a definite volume but no definite shape (maintains its volume, but takes the shape of the container)
Viscosityliquid’s resistance to flow
Surface Tensionuneven forces acting on the particles on the surface of a liquid
Gasmatter that does not have a definite shape or volume (takes the share and volume of its container)
Thermal Energythe total kinetic and potential energy of all of the particles in a sample of matter
Temperaturethe average kinetic energy (energy of motion) in a sample of matter
Heatthe movement of thermal energy from a substance at a higher temperature to one at a lower temperature
Meltingthe change from the solid state to the liquid state
Freezingthe change from the liquid state to the solid state
Vaporizationthe change from a liquid to a gas
Condensationthe change from a gas to a liquid
Densitymass divided by volume


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