matter in the liquid state drips & the wax from a candle drips & wax is a kind of matter ->  the dripping wax is in liquid state  the dripping wax is in liquid state & the wax from candle is usually in solid state ->  the wax has changed from a solid state to a liquid state  the wax has changed from a solid state to a liquid state & melting means matter / a substance changes from a solid into a liquid by increasing heat energy ->  the wax from the candle melted  the wax from the candle melted & melting is when solids are heated above their melting point -> the melting wax has been heated above its melting point