Energy and Matter Vocabulary

Movement in all directions and at different speeds.

• Random Motion

• Diffusion

• Kinetic Energy

• Temperature

The movement of substances from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.

• Random Motion

• Diffusion

• Thermal Expansion

• Temperature

Energy due to motion.

• Thermodynamics

• Temperature

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

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The study of heat.

• Thermal Expansion

• Thermodynamics

• Thermal Contraction

• Thermal Energy

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An increase in a material’s volume when the temperature is increased.

• Thermal Expansion

• Thermal Contraction

• Temperature

• Thermal Energy

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A decrease in a material’s volume when the temperature is decreased.

• Thermal Expansion

• Thermal Contraction

• Thermal Energy

• Closed System

The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a material.

• Vaporization

• Thermal Energy

• Temperature

• Heat

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The process by which a gas changes to a liquid.

• Condensation

• Vaporization

• Sublimation

• Evaporation

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The change in state from a liquid to a gas.

• Condensation

• Vaporization

• Boiling

• Diffusion

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Stored energy due to the interactions between objects or particles.

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Radiation

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