Thermal Energy and Matter

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What are the three states of matter?

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Solid, Liquid, Gas.

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What is a solid?

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A state of matter that has a definite shape and volume.

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What is a liquid?

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A state of matter that has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container.

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What is a gas?

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A state of matter that has no definite shape and no definite volume.

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What is evaporation?

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The process by which a liquid changes into a gas.

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What is condensation?

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The process by which a gas changes into a liquid.

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What is freezing?

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The process by which a liquid changes into a solid.

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What is melting?

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The process by which a solid changes into a liquid.

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What is deposition?

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The process by which a gas changes directly into a solid without becoming a liquid.

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What is thermal energy?

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The total energy of all the particles in an object, related to temperature.