Name the Changes of State of Matter (Phase Transitions)

Matter can change between its common states of solid, liquid, gas, and plasma, depending on its enthalpy (energy level). What are each of these phase transitions called?
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Phase Transition
solid → liquid
melting
liquid → gas
evaporation
gas → plasma
ionization
solid → gas
sublimation
liquid → solid
freezing
gas → liquid
condensation
plasma → gas
recombination
gas → solid
deposition
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9 Comments
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Level 90
Sep 8, 2022
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Level 71
Oct 12, 2021
Good one! I've never heard of "recombination" before, so that was interesting to learn.
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Level 23
Sep 17, 2022
Please accept ionisation too!
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Level 90
Sep 17, 2022
OK!
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Level 38
Feb 21, 2025
Nice quiz about terminology!

I have one observation: in 7 out of 8 cases you accept the verb form, but not in the case of "sublimate". Perhaps you should add that?

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Level 90
Feb 21, 2025
Thanks for the suggestion!!!!
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Level 64
Sep 24, 2025
Vaporization or Vaporizing instead of Evaporation
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Level 90
Nov 19, 2025
Added
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Level 80
Mar 25, 2026
Could you accept condensing for gas -> liquid, given several of the others end in -ing I forgot to consider writing it as condensation