That is called sublimation.
Gas
When a solid, liquid , or gas is dissolved in another substance, the result is a solution.
A substance which changes state directly from a solid to a gas is said to have sublimed.
When a substance goes from a gas to a solid it is called deposition.
Iodine
Water
When a substance changes from a solid to a gas, called sublimation, it quickly becomes less dense.
anytime a substance changes it's molecular structure (solid to liquid, liquid to solid, liquid to gas, solid to gas, gas to liquid) it loses engergy.
Water exists in our environment as a liquid gas and solid.
Solid, liquid, gas, or plasma. A substance can occur in any one these states. All matter occurs in one of these 4 states. These are the 4 states of matter.
Sublimation is the unique property in which a substance can go from a solid to a gas without becoming a liquid. Sublimation is a phase transition.
from a solid to gas