Chapter 2 Lesson 2 Vocabulary Flashcards
The temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid; the same as the freezing point, or temperature at which a liquid changes to a solid.
melting point
The change in state from a solid to a liquid.
melting
The change in state from a liquid to a solid.
freezing
The change of state from a liquid to a gas.
vaporization
The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas.
evaporation
Vaporization that occurs at and below the surface of a liquid.
boiling
The temperature at which a liquid boils.
boiling point
The change in state from a gas to a liquid.
condensation
The change in state from a solid directly to a gas without passing through the liquid state.
sublimation