Kinetic theory Vocab
kinetic theory vocab
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- diffusion
- the mixing of like an unlike molecules
- freezing
- the point when a liquid turns into a solid
- variable
- something in a lab that can vary
- liquid
- definite volume but takes the shape of its container
- temperature
- the amount of energy in an object
- contraction
- When molecules in an object cool down the object undergoes _________
- melting
- the point when a solid turns into a liquid
- observation
- a conclusion based on your 5 senses
- expansion
- what happens to objects when the molecules are expanded
- kinetic theory
- the idea that every object is made up of molecules that are always moving
- boiling
- the point when water reaches 212 degrees farenheit and the liquid turns into a gas
- molecule
- a part of an object (solid liquid or a gas) that is always moving
- evaporation
- the point when a liquid has enough energy to become a gas
- hypothesis
- an educated guess
- energy
- the amount of kinetic _______ in an object determines the temperature.
- states of matter
- a form that the molecules take (hint: there are 3 main states)
- sublimation
- when a solid turns directly into a gas i.e. Dry ice
- inference
- a conclusion based on your observations
- heat
- the perceptible or measurable degree of hotness
- convection current
- the uneven heating or cooling of molecules
- gas
- no def. volume or shape
- implode
- to burst inward
- solid
- definite volume and shape
- thermometer
- a tool that measures the amount of kinetic energy in an object
- air pressure
- the pressure that the molecules are forcing on us in the atmosphere
- condensation
- a by-product of the time when a gas changes into a liquid
- conclusion
- an ending statement at the end of a lab report