Solid, liquid, gas, and plasma states, and the names and definitions of each phase change between them. Front: the term. Back: definition with an everyday example.
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- Solid
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Matter with a definite shape and volume, with particles tightly packed and vibrating in fixed positions.- Liquid
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Matter with a definite volume but no definite shape, with particles close together but able to move past each other.- Gas
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Matter with no definite shape or volume, with particles far apart and moving rapidly in all directions.- Plasma
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A state of matter in which gas is ionized into free electrons and ions, found in stars and lightning.- Melting
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The phase change from solid to liquid when heat is applied.- Freezing
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The phase change from liquid to solid when heat is removed.- Vaporization
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The phase change from liquid to gas when heat is applied.- Condensation
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The phase change from gas to liquid when heat is removed.- Sublimation
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The phase change from solid directly to gas without passing through the liquid state.- Deposition
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The phase change from gas directly to solid without passing through the liquid state.- Ionization
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The phase change from gas to plasma when gas becomes ionized into free electrons and ions.- Deionization
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The phase change from plasma back to gas when ions and electrons recombine.- Melting point
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The temperature at which a solid melts and becomes a liquid.- Freezing point
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The temperature at which a liquid freezes and becomes a solid.- Boiling point
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The temperature at which a liquid boils and vaporizes into a gas.
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