midterm phase change

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What happens to particles when they are heated?

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They speed up and spread out.

Front

What is condensation?

Back

The process of gas turning into liquid.

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What is sublimation?

Back

The process where a solid turns directly into gas without becoming liquid.

Front

What state of matter has a definite shape and volume?

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Solid.

Front

What state of matter occurs when a liquid gains enough energy to become a gas?

Back

Gas.

Front

What is the process of a liquid turning into a solid called?

Back

Freezing.

Front

What is melting?

Back

The process of a solid turning into a liquid.

Front

What happens to the energy of particles in a gas compared to a solid?

Back

Gas particles have more energy and move more freely than solid particles.

Front

What is the term for the change from gas to solid?

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Deposition.

Front

What is the boiling point?

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The temperature at which a liquid turns into a gas.