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S8P1.c
| 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 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 |
| Vaporization | process in which a liquid changes into a gas |
| Boiling point | the temperature at which a liquid vaporizes and changes to a gas |
| Condensation | the change of state from a gas to a liqiud |
| 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 temperatue and changes of state |
| Plasma | a state of matter that forms when temperatures are enough to completely remove electrons from the atom to which they were bound |