Term |
Definition |
matter |
anything that has mass and takes up space |
mass |
the amount of matter in an object |
volume |
the amount of space an object takes up |
density |
the measure of the amount of mass in a given volume |
solid |
a substance that has a definite volume but not a definite shape |
gas |
does not have a definite volume or shape |
freezing |
process when liquid is cooled and becomes a solid |
melting |
process when the matter changes from a solid to a liquid |
evaporation |
the process of when a liquid becomes a gas |
boiling |
a rapid change from a liquid to a gaseous state |
condensation |
when the temperature change causes a gas to become a liquid |
sublimation |
process of when a solid changes to a gas with no liquid state between |
deposition |
formation of a solid from a gas without a liquid state in between |