States of Matter
| E | V | A | P | O | R | A | T | I | O | N | N | K |
| T | C | O | T | O | F | K | H | E | J | O | S | G |
| S | F | O | P | H | I | R | A | H | I | N | N | M |
| A | U | A | N | N | E | M | E | T | N | I | A | S |
| V | V | B | M | D | S | R | I | E | L | T | O | O |
| P | C | Q | L | A | E | S | M | I | Z | K | O | L |
| A | H | L | L | I | O | N | O | A | U | I | Y | I |
| R | Y | P | B | P | M | B | S | G | L | N | N | D |
| T | G | O | E | I | X | A | E | A | W | E | I | G |
| I | D | D | Q | Z | R | E | T | S | T | T | A | S |
| C | M | E | L | T | I | N | G | I | P | I | J | R |
| L | L | I | Q | U | I | D | S | A | O | C | O | I |
| E | M | O | L | E | C | U | L | E | R | N | O | N |
- BOILING
- CONDENSATION
- DEPOSITION
- EVAPORATION
- FREEZING
- GAS
- KINETIC
- LIQUID
- MELTING
- MOLECULE
- PARTICLE
- PLASMA
- SOLID
- SUBLIMATION
- THERMAL
- VAPOR
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Heat moves matter between its states, from melting ice to boiling water. Sublimation skips the liquid stage entirely, taking dry ice straight from solid to gas, while deposition runs it backward into frost. The words here span every state of matter, the transitions between them, and the particle motion underneath.
States of Matter Word Search Answer Key
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