Matter and Energy Vocab

anything with weight

liquids

anything that has mass and takes up space

heating

evaporating

condensing

cooling

a falling temperature

evaporation

freezing

a rising temperature

radiation

convection

conduction

evaporation

when cold material rises and warm materials sink (gas or liquid)

movement in a solid material

when warm materials rise and cold material sinks (gas or liquid)

metal pans used for cooking

must touch the object to move through it

has no direct contact with the material it is heating

sinks while the material being heated rises

rises while the material being heated sinks

heating water on the stove and steam rising from it

rain falling from the clouds

putting water in the freezer

burning wood over a fire

particles are held close together with little or no movement

particles are far spread out with rapid movements

particles are somewhat spread out with regular paced movements

there are no particles in a solid