Phase/State Changes
Vocabulary
Solids, Liquids & Gases
Adding or Removing Heat
Miscellaneous
100
A phase change from solid to liquid
melting
100
Anything that has mass and takes up space
matter
100
definite shape, definite volume
solid
100
Is energy added or removed during a phase change from solid to liquid?
added
100
The temperature at which water freezes and ice melts
0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit)
200
A phase change from liquid to solid
freezing
200

An observation using numbers to describe something.

Quantitative

200
indefinite shape, definite volume
liquid
200
Is energy added or removed during a phase change from liquid to solid?
removed
200
The temperature at which water boils and water vapor condenses
100 degrees Celsius (212 degrees Fahrenheit)
300
A phase change from gas to liquid
condensation
300

An observation using words and the senses to describe something.

Qualitative

300
indefinite shape, indefinite volume
gas
300
Is energy added or removed during a phase change from liquid to gas?
added
300

An ice cube is melted into liquid water.  What type of change is this?

A physical change

400
A phase change from solid to gas, skipping over the liquid phase
sublimation
400

Separating a mixture by using a filter or strainer.

Filtration

400
A state of matter in which the particles vibrate in place
solid
400
Is energy added or removed during a phase change from gas to liquid?
removed
400

Separating a mixture according to physical properties, such as size, shape, and color.

Sorting

500

Adding heat energy to a liquid will cause it to do this.

Evaporate or vaporize.

500

An irreversible change in matter.  Examples include burning, rotting, or rusting.

Chemical change

500
A star or lightning is in this fourth phase of matter.

Plasma

500
Is energy added or removed during a phase change from solid to gas? Is energy added or removed during a phase change from gas to solid?
solid to gas (added), gas to solid (removed)
500

A combination of different particles put together.

A mixture

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