This document discusses different types of phase changes that can occur in matter: 1) Melting occurs when a solid absorbs heat at its melting point, gaining kinetic energy until its structure can no longer hold its fixed form and it becomes a liquid. 2) Freezing is the reverse of melting, as a liquid cools and loses kinetic energy, decreasing the distance between molecules until they bond to form a solid. 3) Boiling occurs when a liquid directly changes to a gas upon absorbing enough heat to overcome molecular attractions, such as with dry ice subliming. 4) Condensation is the reverse of boiling as a gas cools and loses kinetic energy, decreasing distance between molecules until they bond to