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surface tension causes the surface to act as if it has a thin skin solid a state of matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume liquid a state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume gas a state of matter with no definite shape or volume viscosity a liquid's resistance to flowing condensation the change in state from a gas to a liquid evaporation the process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas sublimation the change of state from a solid directly to a gas wtihout passing through the liquid state crystalline solid a solid that is made up of crystals in which particles are arranged in a regular, repeating pattern amorphous solid a solid made up of particles that are not arranged in a regular pattern boiling vaporization that occurs at and below the surface of a liquid freezing the change in state from a liquid to a solid melting the change in state from a solid to a liquid Charles' Law a principle that describes the relationship between the temperature and volume of a gas at constant pressure Boyle's Law a principle that describes the relationship between the pressure and the volume of a gas at constant temperature