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8th Grade
11/05/2013

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Solid
Definition
A state of matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume.
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Crystalline Solid
Definition
A solid that is made up of crystals in which particles are arranged in a regular, repeating pattern.
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Amorphous Solid
Definition
A solid made up of particles that are not arranged in regular pattern.
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Liquid
Definition
A state of matter that has no definite shape but has definite volume.
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Fluid
Definition
A material that can easily flow.
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Surface Tension
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The result of an inward pull among the molecules of a liquid that brings the molecules on the surface closer together.
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Gas
Definition
A state of matter with no definite shape or volume.
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Melting
Definition
The change from the solid to a liquid state of matter.
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Melting Point
Definition
The temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid.
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Freezing
Definition
The change from the liquid to the solid state of matter.
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Vaporization
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The change of state from liquid to a gas.
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Evaporation
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The process that occurs when vaporization takes place only on the surface of a liquid.
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Boiling
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The process that occurs when vaporization takes place inside a liquid as well as on the surface.
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Boiling Point
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The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas.
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Condensation
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The change from the gaseous to the liquid state of matter.
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Sublimation
Definition
The change in state from a solid directly to a gas without passing through the liquid state.
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Pressure
Definition
The force exerted on a surface divided by the total area over which the force exerted.
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Directly Proportionally
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A term used to describe the relationship between two variables whose graph is a straight line passing through point
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Charles's Law
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Boyle's Law
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