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Term | Definition |
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SOLID | Has a definite volume or shape. Particles are very close together, and don’t move past each other. Keeps its shape. |
LIQUID | Has a definite volume but not shape. Particles can move past each other. Takes shape of container |
GAS | No definite volume or shape. Particles spread out evenly and take shape of container. Can be squeezed into a smaller volume |
PLASMA | Like a gas, but conducts electricity like a metal. Occurs with high temps or electric charge. |
MELTING POINT | Solid to liquid or liquid to solid. Same temperature as freezing point. |
EVAPORATION | When liquids become a gas |
CONDENSATION | When gas becomes a liquid. Gas particles touch a cold surface and the temperature drops |
BOILING POINT | The temperature at which evaporation occurs |