States of Matter Vocab

5. the quality of being hot; high temperature.
9. a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture
10. conversion of a substance from the liquid or solid phase into the gaseous (vapour) phase.
11. a mathematical relationship or rule expressed in symbols.
12. continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.
13. a part or aspect of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic.
14. the tendency of matter to change in shape, volume, and area in response to a change in temperature.
15. the energy contained within a system that is responsible for its temperature.

1. energy which a body possesses by virtue of being in motion.
2. the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.
3. the basic unit of a chemical element.
4. a decrease in a material's volume when its temperature decreases.
6. a particular kind of matter with uniform properties.
7. a group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction.
8. the energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position relative to others, stresses within itself, electric charge, and other factors.