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Matter vocabulary
states of matter
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Science
5th Grade
11/08/2008

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Term
matter
Definition

anything that has mass and takes up space

Term
solid
Definition

has a definite shape and

 a definite  volume

Term

liquid

Definition

has a definite volume

but no definite shape

Term
gas
Definition

does not have a

definite shape or volume

Term
freezing
Definition

changes a substance

from a liquid to a gas

Term
melting
Definition

change in state from

solid to a liquid

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boiling
Definition

changes in substance

from a liquid to a gas

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evaporation
Definition
occurs when particles escape from a nonboiling liquid and become a gas
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condensation
Definition

changes a substance

from a gas to a liquid

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sublimation
Definition

a change in state

from a solid to a gas

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