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State of matter
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a solid | A solid is a substance with a definite shape and volume |
| What is a liquid | A liquid is a substance that has a definite volume but not a definite shape |
| What is a gas | A gas is a substance that has neither a definite shape nor a definite volume |
| What happens during freezing | Freezing is when the temperature of particles decreases and a liquid turns into a solid |
| What happens during melting | Melting is when particles speed up and change from a solid to a liquid |
| What is boiling | Boiling is a rapid change in state that occurs throughout a liquid, changing it from a liquid to a gas. |
| What is evaporation | Evaporation is when particles from the surface of a liquid change to a gas. |
| What is sublimation? | Sublimation is the change in state directly from a solid to a gas. |
| What is condensation | Condensation is when . the process where water vapor in the air changes into liquid water, often forming droplets on a surface |
| What is deposition? | Deposition is when a gas changes directly into a solid without becoming a liqui |
| What is the boiling point? | The boiling point is the specific temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas. |
| What is the melting point? | The melting point is the specific temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid. |