Changing States of Matter

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What is the process when a solid turns into a liquid?

Back

Melting

Front

What is the steam coming off the pot of boiling water an example of?

Back

A liquid becoming a gas.

Front

What happens to particles when a substance is cooled?

Back

Particles slow down and move closer together.

Front

What is the term given to the temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas?

Back

Boiling point.

Front

What is the process when a gas turns into a liquid?

Back

Condensation.

Front

What is evaporation?

Back

The process where a liquid turns into a gas.

Front

What is condensation?

Back

The process where a gas turns into a liquid.

Front

What is freezing?

Back

The process where a liquid turns into a solid.

Front

What is sublimation?

Back

The process where a solid turns directly into a gas.

Front

What is the melting point?

Back

The temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid.