5.6D Vocabulary Review

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What happens to the particles of matter in a substance when heat is added?

Back

The particles move more quickly.

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What is a solid?

Back

A state of matter with a definite shape and volume.

Front

What does it mean to contract?

Back

A decrease in the volume of a substance while the mass remains the same.

Front

What is a liquid?

Back

A state of matter with definite volume and no definite shape.

Front

What is a gas?

Back

A state of matter with no definite shape or volume.

Front

What is matter?

Back

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

Front

What is the difference between mass and weight?

Back

Mass is the amount of matter in an object, while weight is the force of gravity acting on that mass.

Front

What is the process of evaporation?

Back

The process by which a liquid turns into a gas.

Front

What is condensation?

Back

The process by which a gas turns into a liquid.

Front

What is the boiling point of water?

Back

100 degrees Celsius (212 degrees Fahrenheit) at sea level.