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Science vocabulary
States of mater
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is freezing | A change in state that occurs when the temperature of particles has decreased energy and a liquid turns into a solid. |
| What is melting | A change in state that occurs when particles speed up and change from a solid to a liquid |
| What is boiling | A rapid change in state that occurs throughout a substance changing it from a solid to a liquid |
| What is a solid? | A substance with a definite shape and volume |
| What is a liquid | A substance that has a definite volume but not a definite shape |
| What is a gas | A substance that has neither a definite shape or volume |
| What is evaporation? | A change in state that occurs as particles from the surface of a liquid change to a gas |
| What is sublimation? | A change in state directly from a solid to a gas. |
| What is condensation | The reverse of evaporation when a substance changes from a gas to a liquid state |
| What is deposition | The change in state directly from a gas to a solid state |
| What is boiling point | The specific temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas |
| What is melting point | The specific temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid. |