Science Vocabulary

2. a substance made up of various types of particles that occupies physical space and has inertia
3. conversion of a substance from the liquid or solid phase into the gaseous (vapour) phase
6. degree of hotness or coldness measured on a definite scale
10. the process where water vapor becomes liquid
11. a sample of matter that conforms to the shape of a container
14. point temperature at which the pressure exerted by the surroundings upon a liquid is equaled by the pressure exerted by the vapour of the liquid
15. point the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid when cooled

1. explains the states of matter, and is based on the idea that matter is composed of tiny particles that are always in motion
4. to become altered from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat
5. point the temperature at which a given solid will melt
7. a state of matter that retains its shape and density when not confined
8. to become hardened into a solid (as ice) by loss of heat
9. The clear, yellowish, fluid part of the blood that carries the blood cells
12. point the temperature at which a vapor condenses into a liquid without a change in the temperature of the substance
13. a sample of matter that conforms to the shape of a container in which it is held, and which acquires a defined surface in the presence of gravity