Science Vocab 2 (states of matter)

The qualities and characteristics of a substance that describe and identify it:

• matter

• molecule

• property

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When matter changes FROM A GAS and INTO A LIQUID:

• evaporation

• condensation

• melting

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When matter moves FROM A LIQUID and changes into A SOLID

• evaporation

• melting

• freezing

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When matter moves FROM A SOLID state TO A LIQUID state:

• condensation

• evaporation

• melting

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When matter moves FROM A LIQUID state TO A GAS:

• evaporation

• freezing

• melting

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anything that has mass and takes up space:

• molecule

• solid

• matter

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State of matter than has a solid and definite shape:

• solid

• liquid

• gas

State of matter that conforms to the shape of the container in which it is held:

• solid

• liquid

• gas

State of matter that has no fixed volume or shape:

• solid

• liquid

• gas

a way to describe the behavior of atoms and molecules in a substance:

• physical change

• chemical change

• state of matter

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