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matter vocab
states of matter, changes
word | meaning |
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sublimation | the process in which a solid chandes directly to a gas ex: dry ice |
condensation | the change of state from a gas to a liquid ex: cold drink on a hot day |
freezing | the change of state from a liquid to a solid ex: putting water in the freezer for an hour |
boiling | the conversion of a liquid to a vapor ex: boiling water |
evaporation | the change of a substance from a liquid to a gas ex: lakes, pools, oceans |
melting | change of state from a solid to a liquid with the addition of energy ex: ice melting |
viscosity | the resistance of a gas or liquid to ex: lava= low viscosity |
pressure | the amount of force exerted on an object ex: pressing down on tables |
plasma | a form of matter that consists of a super heated gas that makes up 99% of the known universe |
gas | a form of matter that does not have a definite volume or shape ex: oxygen |
liquid | state of matter that has a definite volume not shape ex: water |
solid | the state of matter in which the volume and hte shape of a substance are fixed |