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8Ia – The particle model

Word Pronunciation Meaning
Brownian motion mO-shun An erratic movement of small specks of matter caused
by being hit by the moving particles that make up liquids
or gases.
compress To squeeze into a smaller volume.
contract To get smaller.
density The amount of mass that one cubic centimetre of a
substance has. Often measured in grams per cubic
centimetre (g/cm3).
diffusion diff-you-zshun When particles spread and mix with each other without
anything moving them.
evidence Data used to support an idea or to show that it is wrong.
expand To get bigger.
gas One of the states of matter. It does not have a fixed
shape or a fixed volume and is easy to squash.
liquid li-kwid One of the states of matter. It has a fixed volume but not
a fixed shape.
mass The amount of matter that something is made from.
Mass is measured in grams (g) and kilograms (kg).
Your mass does not change if you go into space or to
another planet.
particle model part-ick-al Another term for particle theory.
particle theory part-ick-al A theory used to explain the different properties and
observations of solids, liquids and gases.
solid One of the states of matter. It has a fixed shape and
fixed volume.
state of matter There are three different forms that a substance can
be in: solid, liquid or gas. These are the three states
of matter.
volume (matter) vol-yoom The amount of room something takes up.
Often measured in cubic centimetres (cm3).

8Ib – Changing state

Word Pronunciation Meaning
anomalous uh-nom-uh-luh s Something that does not fit a pattern. When talking
about water, this means that water does not behave
in the same way as other liquids when it freezes.
boiling When there is liquid turning into a gas in all parts of a
liquid, creating bubbles of gas in the liquid.
boiling point The temperature at which a liquid boils.
change of state When a substance changes from one state of matter
(solid, liquid or gas) into another.
chemical change kem-ik-al A change which forms one or more new substances.
condense When a gas turns into a liquid.
evaporate When a liquid turns into a gas.
freeze When a liquid turns into a solid.

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Word Pronunciation Meaning

freezing point The temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid.
It is the same temperature as the melting point of
the substance.
melt When a solid turns into a liquid.
melting point The temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid.
physical change fi-zi-kal A change in which no new substances are formed
(e.g. changes of state).
sublime When a solid turns into a gas, without becoming a liquid
in between.
water vapour Water as a gas. Also called steam.

8Ic – Pressure in fluids

Word Pronunciation Meaning
fluid A gas or a liquid.
pressure The amount of force pushing on a certain area. A way of
saying how spread out a force is. Often measured in
newtons per square metre (N/m2) or pascals (Pa).

8Id – Floating and sinking

Word Pronunciation Meaning
upthrust A force that pushes things up in liquids and gases.
weight The amount of force with which gravity pulls things. It is
measured in newtons (N). Your weight would change if
you went into space or to another planet.

8Ie – Drag
Word Pronunciation Meaning
air resistance A force that tries to slow objects down that are moving
through air. It is caused by friction and by the objects
pushing the air out of the way.
balanced force When two forces on an object are the same strength but
in opposite directions.
drag Another name for air resistance or water resistance.
friction A force between two objects that are touching. It usually
acts to slow things down or prevent movement.
streamlined Something that has a smooth shape to reduce the air
resistance or water resistance.
water resistance A force on objects moving through water.

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