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Equation | A mathematical statement that two expressions are equal |
mass | a measure of the amount of matter in an object |
weight | A measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object |
volume | The amount of space an object takes up. L x W x H |
density | The amount per unit size |
thermal | Energy of heat or temperature |
matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
molecule | A group of two or more atoms linked together by sharing electrons in a chemical bond. |
Solute | A substance that is dissolved in another substance (a solvent), forming a solution. |
solvent | A substance that can dissolve another substance (solute), forming a solution. |
physical change | Change results in a change of shape, size, or structure but not chemically |
chemical change | a change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substances with different properties |
Boiling Point | The temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level |
Melting Point | the change of state in which a solid becomes a liquid by adding heat |
Evaporation | The process of becoming a vapor |
Condensation | The process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state |
Surface Tension | The force that acts on the surface of a liquid and that tends to minimize the area of the surface |
Physical Property | density, color, hardness, shape and size characteristics of a substance |
State | What physical form an object is in |