Properties of Matter Chapter 4

sublimation

Sublimation

boiling

The change of a liquid to a vapor, or gas, throughout the liquid

change of state

The change of a substance from one physical form to another

condensation

The change of state from a gas to liquid

evaporation

The change of state from a liquid to a gas

melting

The change of state from a solid to a liquid

states of matter

The physical forms of a substance

plasma

The state of matter that does not have a definite shape o volume and whose particles have broken apart

solid

The state of matter that has a definite shape and volume

liquid

The state of matter that has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container

gas

A state of matter that has no definite volume or shape