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S8P1.c
Describe the movement of particle 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 in which the volume and shape and a substance and fixed |
| liquid | a type of biochemical that does not dissolve in water; fats and steroids are liquids |
| gas | a form of matter that does not have definite volume or shape |
| melting point | temperature at which a solid changes to liquid |
| vaporization | process in which a liquid changes to a gas |
| boiling point | temperature at which liquid vaporizes and changes to gas |
| condensation | the change state of gas to a liquid |
| freezing point | temperature at which liquid changes into a solid |
| sublimation | the process in which a solid changes directly into a gas |
| phase-change-diagram | drawing that shows the relationship among temperature and changes of states |
| plasma | a state of matter that forms when temperature are high enough to completely remove electrons from atoms to which they were bond |