| A | B |
| Solid | definite shape, definite volume |
| Liquid | No definite shape, definite volume |
| Gas | No definite shape, no definite volume |
| Plasma | State of matter at a very high temperature |
| Bose-Einstein condensate | State of matter at a very high temperature |
| Kinetic energy | Energy of motion |
| Pressure | Force distributed over an area, unit are Pascals |
| Boyle's law | Relates pressure and volume |
| Charles's law | Relates volume and temperature |
| Combined gas law | Relates temperature, pressure and volume |
| Ideal gas law | Relates temperature, pressure, volume and number of particles in the sample |
| Melting | Solid to liquid |
| Evaporation | Liquid to gas, below the boiling point |
| Freezing | Liquid to solid |
| Boiling | Liquid to gas at the boiling point |
| Condensation | Gas to liquid |
| Sublimation | Solid to gas |
| Deposition | Gas to solid |