Phase Changes and Phase Change Diagrams

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What is the phase change from water vapor to liquid water called?

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Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is the change from gas to liquid?

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Condensation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is vaporization?

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The process of turning from liquid into vapor, which includes boiling and evaporation.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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What is evaporation?

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The process by which liquid turns into vapor at temperatures below its boiling point.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is boiling?

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The rapid vaporization of a liquid when it is heated to its boiling point.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

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What is sublimation?

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The phase change from solid directly to gas without passing through the liquid phase.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is deposition?

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The phase change from gas directly to solid without passing through the liquid phase.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is a phase change diagram?

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A graphical representation that shows the states of matter and the transitions between them.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What happens at the melting point of a substance?

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The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What happens at the freezing point of a substance?

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The temperature at which a liquid becomes a solid.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4