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Solid |
one of the four fundamental states of matter |
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Liquid |
a nearly incompressible fluid that conforms to the shape of its containe |
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Gas |
a sample of matter that conforms to the shape of a container in which it is held and acquires density inside the container, even when there is gravity |
(the air around it) |
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Atom |
basic units of matter |
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Property |
a property of a substance that is observed during a reaction in which the chemical composition or identity of the substance is changed |
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Mass |
a property of a physical body which determines the strength of its mutual gravitational attraction to other bodies, its resistance to being accelerated by a force, and in the theory of relativity |
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Potential Energy |
the energy that an object has due to its position in a force field |
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Kinetic Energy |
the kinetic energy of an object is the energy that it possesses due to its motion |
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Chemical energy |
energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds (atoms and molecules) |
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Force |
a push or pull upon an object resulting from the object's interaction with another object |
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Element |
a chemical substance consisting of atoms having the same number of protons in their atomic nuclei |
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Heat |
the quality of being hot; high temperature |
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