Phases of Matter

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What is Matter?

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Anything that has weight and takes up space.

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What is Volume?

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The amount of space taken up by an object.

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What is Sublimation?

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The process where a solid turns directly into a gas without becoming a liquid, e.g., dry ice making fog.

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What is Melting?

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The process of a solid turning into a liquid.

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What is Boiling?

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The process of a liquid turning into a gas.

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What are the three main phases of matter?

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Solid, liquid, and gas.

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What is a Solid?

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A phase of matter with a definite shape and volume.

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What is a Liquid?

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A phase 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 phase of matter that has no definite shape or volume and expands to fill its container.

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What is Condensation?

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The process where a gas turns into a liquid.