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States of Matter
7th grade Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| solid | something that keeps its own shape, like a block of ice |
| liquid | something that flows and takes the shape of its container, like water |
| gas | something that floats around and fills up any space, like steam |
| melt | to change from a solid to a liquid because it gets warm |
| freeze | to change from a liquid to a solid because it gets very cold |
| plasma | a state of matter similar to gas, but with charged particles, found in stars and lightning |