Various types of tornadoes include the landspout, multiple vortex tornado, and waterspout. Waterspouts are characterized by a spiraling funnel-shaped wind current, connecting to a large cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud.
Creatas/Creatas/Getty Images. Matter can exist in a solid, liquid or gaseous state, and the state a substance is in can be largely determined by its temperature. When a certain temperature threshold unique to each substance in the universe is crossed, a phase change will result, changing the state of the matter.he point at which matter subjected to a particular temperature under conditions of constant pressure begins to change its phase is called the phase change threshold. At this temperature, every bit of the substance exposed to the heat will change its state.
We'll start by looking at changes in matter, but as you'll see, it is not possible to talk about changes in matter without talking about adding or releasing energy. Matter can be changed two ways, physically and chemically. Let's discuss Physical changes first. Physical changes. Physical changes occur when matter changes from one state of matter to another state of matter by adding or losing thermal energy. In a physical change of state matter retains its original identity, it just changes the state of matter it is in. For example: Imagine a beaker of ice sitting on a warm hot plate. As you watch the ice, this solid water makes a physical change of state to liquid water.