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Matter vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| solid- | substance with a definite shape and volume |
| Liquid | substance that has a definite volume but not a definite shape |
| Gas | a substance that has neither a definite shape nor volume |
| Freezing | change in state that occurs when the temperature of particles has decreased |
| Melting | melting- a change in state that occurs when particles speed up and change from a solid |
| Boling | boiling- a rapid change in state that occurs throughout a substance changing it from a |
| Evaporation | evaporation- a change in state that occurs as particles from the surface of a liquid |
| Subilmaton | sublimation- a change in state directly from a solid to a |
| Condescension | condensation- the reverse of evaporation when a substance changes from a gas to a |
| deposition- | deposition- the change in state directly from a gas to a solid state |
| boiling point- the | specific temperature at which a liquid changes to gas |
| Melting point | melting point- the specific temperature at which a solid changes to liquid |