States of Matter

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What term describes a solid changing to a gas?

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Sublimation

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The speed of the molecules determines the _____

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temperature

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What is boiling?

Back

The process of a liquid changing to a gas.

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What is condensation?

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The process of a gas changing to a liquid.

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Define a liquid.

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A state of matter with a definite volume but indefinite shape.

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What is evaporation?

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The process of a liquid changing to a gas at temperatures below boiling point.

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What is freezing?

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The process of a liquid changing to a solid.

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What is deposition?

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The process of a gas changing directly to a solid.

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What is the difference between temperature and heat?

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Temperature measures the average kinetic energy of particles, while heat is the energy transferred between substances.

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What is plasma?

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A state of matter where gas is energized until atomic electrons are no longer associated with the nucleus.