| A | B |
| chemistry | study of the structure and makeup of matter and the changes it undergoes |
| physics | deals with the interaction of energy and matter |
| specialization | studying or working in one area of a subject |
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| properties | characteristics used to describe an object |
| state of matter | any of the four physical forms of matter |
| solid | has a definite shape and volume |
| liquid | has a definite volume but no definite shape |
| gas | has no definite shapre or volume |
| plasma | composed of electrically charged particles |
| freezing | change from a liquid to a solid |
| melting | change from a solid to a liquid |
| evaporation | change from a liquid to a gas |
| condensation | change from a gas to a liquid |
| sublimation | change from a solid to a gas |
| physical change | does not produce new substances |
| chemical change | produces new substances |