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States of matter and
States of matter and its changes vocabulary practice
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Matter | anything that has mass and volume and is made of atoms and molecules |
| Volume | the amount of space that something takes up |
| Liquids | matter with an indefinite shape but a definite volume |
| Melting | solid changing to a liquid |
| Condensation | gas changing to a liquid |
| Mass | the amount of matter that something is made up of |
| Solids | matter with a definite shape and volume |
| Gases | matter with an indefinite shape and volume |
| Freezing | liquid changing to a solid |
| Boiling | liquid changing to a gas |
| Evaporation | liquid changing to a gas |
| Sublimation | solid changing to a gas |
| Exothermic | changes that occur when energy is released from the surroundings |
| Vaporization | liquid changing to a gas |
| Endothermic | changes that occur when energy is absorbed from the surroundings |
| Heterogeneous | different or non-uniform throughout |
| Homogeneous | same or uniform throughout |
| Solution | a homogeneous mixture |
| Solute | the dissolved material in a solution |
| Solvent | the dissolving material in a solution |
| Element | pure substance made of one type of atom |
| Compound | pure substance made of two or more elements chemically combined |