States of Matter

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matter
Any substance.
states
The states of matter are solid ,liquid and gas.
solid
Hard or firm.
liquid
Any substance that is not a solid or a gas,and which can be poured.
gas
Any air like substance that is not liquid or solid,such as oxygen or gas used as fuel in heating.
water
The clear,colourless,tasteless and odourless liquid that is necessary for all plant and animal life ;when you water a plant or animal ,you give it water to drink.
gaseous
Having the characteristics of a gas.
vapour
A substance in the gaseous state that is often visible in the air ,ex water vapour or steam.
change of state
When a substance undergoes a change of state it changes its state of matter ,ex liquid to gas
water cycle
The continuous process in which water evaporates from the sea,forming clouds;the clouds break as rain which makes its way back to the sea,where the process starts again.
melted
Changed from solid to liquid because it has been heated.
heating
The act of making something warmer.
freezing
To turn a liquid into a solid extremely cold.
cooling
The process of becoming cool.
evaporate
When a liquid evaporates ,it gradually becomes less and less because it is changing from a liquid into a gas.