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S8P1.c
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| State of matter | The physical forms of matter, which includes solid, liquid, and gas |
| Solid | The state of matter in which the volume and shape of a substance are fixed |
| Gas | A form of matter that does not have definite volume or shape |
| Melting Point | temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid |
| Vaporizing | process in which a liquid changes to gas |
| Boiling point | The temperature at which a liquid vaporizes and changes to a gas |
| Condensation | The change of a state from a gas to liquid |
| Freezing point | temperature at which a liquid changes into a solid |
| sublimation | the process in which a solid changes directly into a gas |
| Phase-change diagram | drawing that shows the relationships among the temperature and changes of state |
| Plasma | a state of matter that forms when temperatures are enough to completely removes electrons from the atoms to which they were bound |