Quiz about Phase Changes

Question 1

Which of the following terms identifies the change from a liquid to gas?

Accepted Answer

Vaporization

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Condensation

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Deposition

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Sublimation

Question 2

Which of the following terms identifies the change from a liquid to solid?

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Freezing

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Melting

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Condensation

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Vaporization

Question 3

When the temperature of matter increases the particles...

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speed up and move farther apart

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speed up and move closer

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slow down and move closer together

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slow down and move farther apart

Question 4

No Definite Shape and No Definite Volume

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Gas

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Liquid

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Solid

Question 5

Definite shape and a definite volume.

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Solid

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Gas

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Liquid

Question 6

No definite shape, but has a definite volume

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Liquid

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Gas

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Solid

Question 7

Phase change from a solid to a gas.

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sublimation

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deposition

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condensation

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evaporation

Question 8

Phase change from a solid to a liquid.

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melting

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sublimation

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boiling

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condensation

Question 9

Phase change from a liquid to a gas that only happens at the surface.

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evaporation

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boiling

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sublimation

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melting

Question 10

When the temperature of matter increases the particles...

Accepted Answer

speed up and move farther apart

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speed up and move closer

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slow down and move closer together

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slow down and move farther apart

Question 11

When the temperature of matter decreases the particles ...

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slow down and move closer together

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speed up and move farther apart

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speed up and move closer together

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slow down and move farther apart

Question 12

Phase change from a gas to a liquid.

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condensation

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evaporation

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melting

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deposition

Question 13

Which state of matter has molecules that slide past each other but stay close together? They do not form a regular pattern.

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liquid

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solid

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gas

Question 14

In which state are the particles least able to move?  They just vibrate

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solid

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gas

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liquid

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None

Question 15

The phase change from water vapor to liquid water is known as...

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condensation

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evaporation

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precipitation

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sublimation

Question 16

5. What is it called when a solid turns directly into a gas?

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Sublimation

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Condensation

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Liquid

Question 17

Change from Gas to Solid is called........

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Deposition

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Sublimation

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Fusion

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condensation

Question 18

Change from gas to liquid...

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condensation

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evaporation

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expansion

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movement

Question 19

Change from Liquid to Solid is call......

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Freezing

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fusion

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sublimation

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evaporation

Question 20

change from liquid to gas is called....

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evaporation

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expansion

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condensation

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sublimation

Question 21

All changes in states of matter involve changes in......

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energy

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the specific types of molecules

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water composition

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permission

Question 22

What happens to particles when they are heated?

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They speed up and spread out

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They slow down and compress

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They stop moving

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They move closer together and speed up

Question 23

What is deposition?

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Phase change from gas to solid

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phase change from liquid to solid

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Phase change from solid to gas

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Phase change from liquid to gas

Question 24

What is sublimation?

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phase change from solid to gas

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phase change between solid and liquid

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pahse change from gas to solid

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phase change from solid to solid

Question 25

Melting is ...

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solid to liquid

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liquid to solid

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solid to gas

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gas to liquid

Question 26

Freezing is...

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Liquid to solid

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Solid to gas

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Gas to solid

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Liquid to gas

Question 27

What happens when thermal energy is taken away from particles?

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They move slower and closer together

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They move faster and farther apart

Question 28

An ice cube feels cold when we hold it. Which of the following best explains why?

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Heat moves from our hands into the ice cube.

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Cold moves from our hands into the ice cube.

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Heat moves from the ice cube into our hands.

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Cold moves from the ice cube into our hands.

Question 29

heat always travels from _____ to ______ objects

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hot to cold

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cold to hot

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cold to cold

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hot to hot

Question 30

What can be determined by measuring the speed of molecules?

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temperature

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volume

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density

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pressure

Question 31

The freezing point of water is....

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0 C

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32 C

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100 C

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-21 C

Question 32

A helium balloon gets smaller on a cold day because...

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the molecules slow down and get closer together.

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the molecules push harder on the balloon

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some molecules disappeared

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the molecules speed up and get farther apart

Question 33

The kinetic theory states

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Particles are always in motion.

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Particles won't move if you don't apply energy to it.

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Particles only move in liquids and gases.

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At the same temperature the object that has the most mass heats quicker.

Question 34

What example is endothermic?

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melting

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freezing

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depostion

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condensation

Question 35

Which is exothermic?

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freezing

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melting

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boiling

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sublimation

Question 36

In an endothermic phase change, heat is ...

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taken in or absorbed

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given out or released

Question 37

Which of the following phase changes is an example of an endothermic phase change?

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Freezing

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Deposition

Question 38

What occurs when a substance melts?

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It changes from solid to liquid and heat is absorbed

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It changes from liquid to solid and heat is absorbed

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It changes from liquid to solid and heat is absorbed

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It changes from liquid to solid and heat is released.

Question 39

Which diagram correctly shows the processes that

change the states of matter?

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Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

Question 40

Which word best completes the flow chart?

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heat

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magnetism

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freezing

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cold

Question 41

Jake placed a bottle of water in the freezer overnight

and noticed that it had turned to ice the next morning.

Which of these statements best explains why the water

changed to ice?

Accepted Answer

The water had heat removed from it

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The water absorbed energy.

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The water's molecules sped up

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The water evaporated

Question 42

Michelle looked at herself in the mirror and later took a

shower. After she was finished, she noticed the mirror

was all foggy and wet. What process occurred?

Accepted Answer

condensation

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sublimation

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evaporation

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melting

Question 43

Which of the following must occur to change a gas to a solid?

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remove heat

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add heat

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make it smaller

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add molecules

Question 44

In the diagram below, which arrows indicate phase

changes that require the addition of heat?

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1 and 2

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2 and 3

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1 and 4

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3 and 4

Question 45

Which of the following is the ONLY example of a phase change?

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ice melting

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heating an iron bar

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dissolving salt in water

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painting a wagon

Question 46

Which of the following happens as the phase changes from A to B to C?

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The molecules lose energy.

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The molecules gain energy.

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The molecules move further apart.

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The molecules move faster.

Question 47

The phase change being shown is....

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deposition

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freezing

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sublimation

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evaporation

Question 48

A wet shirt is put on a clothesline to dry on a sunny day. The shirt dries because water molecules......

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Gain heat energy and evaporate

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Gain heat energy and condense

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Lose heat energy and condense

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Lose heat energy and evaporate

Question 49

Which observation would be evidence that the water is undergoing a phase change?

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The water level in the glass of water decreases.

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Waves form on the top of the pond.

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Water soaks into the wet sand.

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The water splashes out of the swimming pool.

Question 50

The process being shown is......

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vaporization

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freezing

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melting

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condensation

Question 51

What process forms the water droplets on the outside of the cup?

Accepted Answer

condensation

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evaporation

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sublimation

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deposition

Question 52

Evaporation is.....

Accepted Answer

endothermic

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exothermic

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