6.5 & 6.6 States of Matter & Changes of State (Vocabulary)

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms related to states of matter and phase changes.

freezing

a change of state from a liquid to a solid

melting

the change in state from a solid to a liquid

evaporation

the change of state from a liquid to a gas that usually occurs at the surface of a liquid over a wide range of temperatures

boiling

the change of state from a liquid to a gas that occurs at a specific temperature

condensation

the change of state from a gas to a liquid

sublimation

the change of state from a solid directly to a gas

deposition

the change of state when a gas becomes a solid

solid

the state of matter in which the volume and shape of a substance are fixed

liquid

the state of matter that has a definite volume but not a definite shape

gas

a form of matter that does not have a definite volume or shape