States Of Matter Vocab Flashcards

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What is a solid?

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A substance with definite volume and shape.

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What is a liquid?

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A substance with a definite volume but no definite shape.

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What is a gas?

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A substance with no definite volume or shape.

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4
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What is melting?

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The process where a solid becomes a liquid.

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What is freezing?

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liquid becomes a solid

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What is boiling?

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Liquid becomes a gas

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What is evaporation?

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Liquid becomes a gas at the surface

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What is condensation?

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A gas becomes a liquid

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What is sublimation?

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A solid becomes a gas

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What is deposition?

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A gas becomes a solid

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