S1: States of Matter Vocab

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What is a solid?

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A state of matter that holds its shape and has a fixed volume.

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What is sublimation?

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The process where a solid turns directly into a gas without becoming a liquid.

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What is heat?

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The transfer of thermal energy from one place (system) to another.

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What is deposition?

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The process where a gas is cooled to form a solid.

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What is a liquid?

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A state of matter that has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container.

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What is evaporation?

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The process where a liquid turns into a gas.

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What is condensation?

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The process where a gas cools and turns into a liquid.

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What is melting?

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The process where a solid turns into a liquid.

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What is the difference between mass and weight?

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

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What is thermal energy?

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The total kinetic energy of particles in a substance.