States of Matter and Phase Changes

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What are the three main states of matter?

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Solid, Liquid, Gas.

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What is the process called when a gas changes to a plasma?

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Ionization.

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What is condensation?

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The process where gas changes to liquid.

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Describe the arrangement of particles in a liquid.

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Particles are free to move around one another but still touch.

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What is the process called when a solid changes directly to a gas?

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Sublimation.

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What happens to the particles in a solid?

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They are tightly packed together and stay in a fixed position.

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What is evaporation?

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The process where a liquid changes to gas.

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

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Freezing.

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

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Melting.

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What is plasma?

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A state of matter where gas is energized to the point that electrons are freed from atoms.