Term |
Definition |
Solid |
Matter that has a definite shape an definite volume. |
Liquid |
Matter with a definite volume, but no definite shape. |
Vicsosity |
A measurement of a liquid's resistance to flow. |
Surface Tension |
Uneven forces acting on the particles on the surface of a liquid. |
Gas |
Matter that has no definite volume and no definite shape. |
Vapor |
The gas state of a solid or a liquid at room temperature. |
Kinetic Energy |
The energy an object has due to its motion. |
Temperature |
A measurement of the average kinetic energy of all the particle in an object. |
Thermal Energy |
The total potential and kinetic energies of an object. |
Vaporazation |
The change in state of a liquid into a gas. |
Evaporation |
Vaporization that occurs only at the surface of a liquid. |
Condensation |
The change of state from a gas to a liquid. |
Deposition |
The change of state form of a gas to a solid without going through the liquid state. |
Sublimation |
The change of a state of a solid to a gas without going going through the liquid state |