Phases Flashcards
What is a substance?
A material of a particular type
Name the three phases of substances.
LIQUID
SOLID
GAS
Name a liquid
Water
Name a solid phase
Ice
Name a gas phase
Water vapour
What is a phase change?
When substances change from a liquid to a gas or from a gas to a solid
Name the two ways in which we can change a phase
Heating and cooling
How do we Change a solid to liquid and what do we call it
By heating the solid and this is called melting
How do we Chang e a liquid to gas and what do we call this?
We heat the substance and this is called evaporating.
How do we change a gas to a liquid and what do we call this?
By cooling and we call this condensing
How do we Chang a liquid to sold and what do we call this?
By cooling and we call this freezing or solidifying.