Changes in the State of Matter

Which description best describes the process that liquid water will undergo when placed and left in the freezer?

• The liquid water will change into gas

• The liquid water will change into a solid

• The liquid water will remain the same

• The liquid water will evaporate

A large piece of ice is placed on the sidewalk on a warm day. What will happen to the ice? 

• It will melt to form liquid water
• It will melt to form water vapor
• It will not change at all.
• It will freeze to form liquid water. 

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An ice cube is placed in a pan. The pan is placed over an open flame. Which change will MOST likely happen over time?

• The ice changes to a gas then a liquid
• The ice changes to a gas and then back to a solid
• The ice changes to a liquid then to a gas.
• The ice changes to a liquid and back to a solid. 

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How can you make liquid water become a solid?

• Add a lot of salt to the water.
• Put the water in a very cold place
• Shake the water container very fast.
• Heat the water on the stove.

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If a rock is heated enough to cause a change in state of matter, which change would occur?

• The rock would evaporate into a gas.

• The rock would melt into a liquid.

• The rock would evaporate into a liquid

• The rock would melt into a gas

A student fills a beaker with water and places it on a hot plate. How will the water in the beaker be affected by the addition of heat?

• It will change from a liquid to a gas.

• It will change from a gas to a solid.

• It will change from a liquid to a solid.

• It will change from a gas to a liquid.

Anna is holding an ice cube. Why does the ice cube melt in her hand?

• Heat moves from her hand to the ice cube.
• Cold moves from her hand to the ice cube.
• Heat moves from the ice cube to her hand.
• Cold moves from the ice cube to her hand. 

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A student places a pan of water on a stove. What happens to some of the water as it is heated to a boil?

• It gets destroyed.
• It gets new atomic bonds
• It becomes solid.
• It becomes a gas.

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When matter goes from gas to a liquid, that's called...

• Freezing

• Melting

• Evaporation

• Condensation

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When matter goes from liquid to a gas, that's called...

• Freezing

• Melting

• Evaporation

• Condensation

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