Air Vocabulary Flashcards

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Matter

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Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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Particle

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Very small unit that makes up matter.

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Gas

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State of matter with no definite shape or volume, and particles that are very spread out.

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Heat

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Flow of thermal energy from matter with a higher temperatureto matter with a lower temperature.

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Expand

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An increase in the volume of a substance while its mass stays the same.

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Contraction

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A decrease in the volume of a substance while its mass remains the same.