Names of the Changes
Applying Heat
States of Matter
Extra Terms
Just for Fun
100
The change of state from solid to liquid
What is melting?
100
Atoms go from tightly condensed to some movement and sliding but retaining their volume
What is the change from solid to liquid?
100
Atoms are tightly compacted together, not a lot of atomic shaking
What is the arrangement of atoms in a solid?
100
Dry ice
What is solid carbon dioxide?
100

The energy of motion.

Kinetic

200
The change of state from solid to gas
What is sublimation
200
The atoms go from sliding and some movement to freely moving everywhere, bouncing around very quickly
What is the change from liquid to gas?
200
Have both a definite shape and a definite volume
What is the characteristics of a solid?
200
When liquid forms around a glass of iced tea
What is condensation?
200

Total potential and kinetic energies of an object.

Thermal Energy

300
The change of state from liquid to solid
What is freezing
300
The atoms go from tightly packed directly to completely free moving very quickly
What is the change from solid to gas?
300

A change in state happens when we _______ or_______ matter.

Heat or Cool

300
When vaporization occurs throughout the whole liquid
What is boiling?
300

When vaporization occurs within a liquid.

Boiling Point

400
The change of state from liquid to gas
What is vaporization
400
The atoms go from sliding and moving around in a limited manner to being completely compacted and moving slower
What is the change from liquid to solid?
400
The atoms bounce around freely and have neither a definite shape or volume
What is a gas?
400
The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid
What is the melting point?
400

This energy typically increases when objects get farther apart and decreases when they get closer together.

Potential Energy

500
The change of state from gas to solid
What is deposition
500
The atoms go from free moving quickly and bouncing around to being more condensed and some degree of sliding around.
What is the change from gas to liquid?
500

Stored Energy

What is Potential Energy?

500
When vaporization occurs only at the surface of the liquid
What is evaporation?
500

What happens when a solid reaches its melting point?

Kinetic Energy Decreases and Thermal Energy Increases

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