Phase Changes Vocabulary

Condensation is ...

• a change of state from a gas to a liquid

• a change of state from a liquid to a solid

• vaporization that occurs throughout the liquid rapidly

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Freezing is ...

• a change of state from a solid to a liquid

• a change of state from a liquid to a solid

• a change of state from a gas to a liquid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Melting is ...

• a change of state from a solid to a liquid

• a change of state from a liquid to a gas includes boiling and evaporation

• formation of a solid from a solution (forming crystals)

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Boiling is ...

• a change of state from a liquid to a solid

• a change of state from a solid to a liquid

• vaporization that occurs throughout the liquid rapidly

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Sublimation (deposition) is ...

• formation of a solid from a solution (forming crystals)

• a change of state from a liquid to a solid

• a change of state from a solid directly into a gas (solid into a gas)

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Vaporization is ...

• a change of state from a liquid to a gas includes boiling and evaporation

• a change of state from a gas to a liquid

• formation of a solid from a solution (forming crystals)

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Exothermic means ...

• energy is released (so it feels “hot” to your hand)

• energy is absorbed (so it feel “cool” to your hand)

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Endothermic

• energy is released (so it feels “hot” to your hand)

• energy is absorbed (so it feel “cool” to your hand)

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

As water freezes, it releases energy into its surroundings. Is this process endothermic or exothermic?

• Endothermic

• Exothermic

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

As water gains energy and changes from a liquid to a gas, is this an endothermic or exothermic process?

• Endothermic

• Exothermic

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4