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describe the movement of particles in solids, liquids, gases, and plasma states
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| state of matter | the physical forms of matter, which include solid, liquid, and gas |
| solid | the state of matter at which the volume and shape of the substance are fixed. |
| liquid | the state of matter that has definite volume but not definite shape. |
| gas | a form of matter that does not have definite volume or shape |
| melting point | the temperature at which a solid changes into a liquid |
| vaporisation | process in which a liquid changes into a gas |
| boiling point | the temperature at which a liquid vaporizes an changes into a gas |
| condensation | the change of state from a gas to liquid |
| freezing point | the temperature at which a liquid changes into a solid |
| sublimitation | when a solid changes to a gas without going through a liquid state |
| phase-change diagram | a diagram of the change from one state to another without the change of chemicals |
| plasma | a state of matter that forms when temperatures are high enough to completely remove electrons from the atoms to which they were bound. |