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compound
any matter composed of two or more different elements chemically combined together
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finite number
a specified number that can be determined
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contraction
when particles of matter lose energy and move closer together
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expansion
when particles of matter gain energy and move farther away from each other
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heat
the transfer of energy from one object to another
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dissolve
when a substance breaks up and disperses within another substance forming a soulution
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evaporate
change of state from a liquid to a gas at the surface of a liquid
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decay
rotting, breaking down, or decomposing of living or non-living matter
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thermal energy
the movement of particles within a substance
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temperature
measure of the amount of thermal energy in any object
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speed
the rate at which something is traveling(how fast it is going)
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force
any push or pull on an object
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medium (media)
the substance through which somehting is transmitted or carried
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friction
the rubbing of two objects together
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inertia
tendency for an object to resist a change in motion
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vector arrows
used to show the direction that forces are being applied to an object
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air resistance
the upward force applied by our atmosphere to a falling object
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deviate
when something differs from a specified direction or a designated norm
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net force
the force that results from combining all the forces exerted on an object
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unbalanced force
when the net force of an object is not zero, this produces a change in motion
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