Mrs. Reilly's Unit 2 Science vocab

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What is matter?

Back

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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What is a solid?

Back

Matter whose particles vibrate in place and do not spread out.

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What is a liquid?

Back

Matter that has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container.

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What is a gas?

Back

Matter that has no definite shape or volume and spreads out to fill its container.

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What is evaporation?

Back

The process of a liquid turning into a gas.

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What is condensation?

Back

The process of a gas turning into a liquid.

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What is melting?

Back

The process of a solid turning into a liquid.

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What is freezing?

Back

The process of a liquid turning into a solid.

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What is technology?

Back

Something created by humans to solve a problem.

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What is an engineer?

Back

Someone who solves problems and improves technology.