States of Matter Flashcards
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boiling
A rapid change of state from liquid to gas, with vigorous bubbling
change of state
A transition between forms of matter when energy is added or removed
compressible
Able to be squeezed into a smaller space
condensation
A change of state from gas to liquid
deposition
A change of state from gas to solid
evaporation
A change of state from liquid to gas at the surface of a liquid
fluid
Able to flow and change shape
freezing
A change of state from liquid to solid
gas
A substance with no fixed shape or volume
incompressible
Unable to be squeezed into a smaller space
liquid
A substance with a fixed volume that flows and changes shape
matter
Any substance that takes up space and has mass
melting
A change of state from solid to liquid
particle model
The idea that all matter is made up of tiny particles
rigid
Unable to bend, flow or change shape
solid
A substance with a fixed shape and volume
solidification
A change of state from liquid to solid
state of matter
One of the forms that matter can take, such as solid, liquid or gas
sublimation
A change of state from solid to gas
water vapour
Water in its gas state
