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Glossary

Atom - Basic building blocks to all things in the universe

 

Boil - When heat is added to a liquid until it becomes a vapour

Combustion - A chemical reaction that produces heat and light

Condensation - When a gas returns to a liquid state

Conduction - Heat transfer between two touching objects

Convection - Heat transfer where warmth rises, causing motion in molecules.

Equilibrium - When objects reach the same temperature through heat transfer

Evaporation - When a liquid becomes a gas or vapour

Freeze - When heat is removed from a liquid until it is solid

Gas - A state of matter that has no fixed shape or volume

Liquid - A state of matter that has no fixed shape, but a fixed volume

Melt - When heat is added to a solid until it becomes a liquid

Molecule - Two or more atoms combined

Permanent - Lasting forever or for a long time

Radiation - Heat transfer in the form of rays, waves or particles

Solid - A state of matter that has a fixed shape and volume

Temperature - Provides a measurement for heat energy in Degrees Celsius

Temporary - Does not last forever or for a long time

Vapour - A gas which is a liquid at room temperature

Vibrate - A very fast movement in two or more directions

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