Matter Changing States

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What is matter?

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Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.

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What are the three main states of matter?

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Solid, liquid, and gas.

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What happens to matter when it is heated?

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It gains energy, which can cause it to change states.

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What is the melting point?

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The temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid.

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What is the freezing point?

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The temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid.

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What is the boiling point?

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The temperature at which a liquid turns into a gas.

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What is evaporation?

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The process by which liquid turns into vapor.

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What is condensation?

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The process by which vapor turns into liquid.

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What is sublimation?

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The process by which a solid turns directly into a gas without becoming a liquid.

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What is deposition?

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The process by which a gas turns directly into a solid without becoming a liquid.

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