| A | B |
| Matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| energy | ability to do work;ability to make things move |
| property | characteristic; used to describe a substance |
| characteristic | distinguishing trait, feature, or quality; property |
| states | phases of matter-solids, liquids, gases |
| solid | phase of matter with a definite shape and a definite volume |
| liquid | phase of matter with a definite volume, but no definite shape |
| gas | phase of matter with no definite volume or shape |
| evaporation | change from a liquid to a gas |
| water vapor | water in the gas state |