States of Matter Transitions

When ice cream is left out in the sun and begins to turn into a liquid, which process is it undergoing?

• Freezing

• Melting

• Vaporization

• Condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the process called when water vapor in the air turns into liquid water on the outside of a cold beverage can?

• Freezing

• Melting

• Vaporization

• Condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Dry ice is solid carbon dioxide. What is the process called when dry ice turns directly into carbon dioxide gas?

• Sublimation

• Deposition

• Melting

• Freezing

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

When you see frost forming on a window pane in the winter, what change of state is occurring?

• Melting

• Freezing

• Deposition

• Sublimation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the process called when liquid water is heated and turns into steam?

• Freezing

• Melting

• Vaporization

• Condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

During the water cycle, when water droplets form clouds in the sky, which process are they undergoing?

• Vaporization

• Condensation

• Sublimation

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the process called when a metal spoon becomes cold to the touch after being placed in a freezer?

• Melting

• Freezing

• Vaporization

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

When snowflakes turn directly into water vapor without becoming liquid first, what is this process called?

• Freezing

• Melting

• Sublimation

• Condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the process called when dew forms on grass as the air temperature drops at night?

• Vaporization

• Condensation

• Sublimation

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When a popsicle changes from a solid to a liquid due to an increase in temperature, what is this process called?

• Freezing

• Melting

• Vaporization

• Condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4