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How do substances change from one state to another?
1. When a substance changes from one state of matter to another, it is
called a phase change .
2. The melting point is the temperature at which a substance changes from a
solid to a liquid.
3. Substances also have a boiling point, which is the temperature at which a
liquid changes to a gas.
4. A substance can also reach its freezing point, which is when a liquid
changes to a solid.
5 frezing point, occurs when a substance changes from liquid to a gas.
6. Evaporation occurs at all temperatures, but boiling occurs at a
particular temperature.
7. Changes of state are physical changes since new substances are not
created.
How tightly packed are solids, liquids, and gases?
8. An object that floats in a liquid must be less dense than the liquid