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| Chemistry | Branch of science that deals with the study of structure and the makeup of matter and the changes matter undergoes |
| Physics | branch of science that deals with energy and matter and how they interact |
| Specialization | studying or working in one area of a subject |
| Matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| Properties | characteristics used to describe a substance |
| State of Matter | any of the four physical forms of matter |
| Solid | state of matter with a definite shape and volume |
| Liquid | state of matter with a definite volume but no definite shape |
| Gas | state of matter with no definite shape or volume |
| Plasma | state of matter made up 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 directly to a gas |
| Physical Change | change that does not produce a new substance |
| Chemical Change | change that produces a new substance |