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Vocabulary study
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Definition of solid | a substance with a definite shape and volume |
| Definition of liquid | a substance that has a definite volume but not a definite shape |
| Definition of gas | a substance that has neither a definite shape nor volume |
| Definition of freezing | A change in state that occurs when the temperature of particles has decreased. energy and a liquid turns into a solid |
| Definition of melting | a change in state that occurs when particles speed up and change from a solid to a liquid |
| Definition of boiling | A rapid change in state that occurs throughout a substance changing it from a liquid to a gas |
| Definition of evaporation | a change in state that occurs as particles from the surface of a liquid change to a gas |
| Definition of sublimation | a change in state directly from a solid to a gas |
| Definition of condensation | the reverse of evaporation when a substance changes from a gas to a liquid state |
| Definition of deposition | the change in state directly from a gas to a solid state |
| Definition of boiling point | the specific temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas |
| Definition of melting point | the specific temperature at which a solid Changes to a liquid |