Changing States of Matter

Celina walks outside one morning and notices that her mother’s car is covered with ice. What change has water gone through to become ice?

Parker's mom brought a glass of cold water outside. After a few minutes, drops began to form on the outside of the glass. Which process does the water on the outside of the glass demonstrate?

Water can change forms from solid to liquid to gas.

When water changes from liquid to gas, what is this called?

Nathan builds a snow person. As the sun comes out, he notices the snow person begins to get smaller and a puddle of water forms on the ground under the snow person. What type of change is taking place?

Cecilia placed a pot of water on a stove for 15 minutes. She observed that the water began to bubble and that the water level dropped. Which explanation below describes what is happening to the water?

Kylie had an empty beaker. She quickly put a balloon over the top of the beaker and placed the beaker on a hot plate. Kylie illustrated her results.

Which of the following shown by the investigation?

The three states of matter are solid, liquid, and gas.

How is a solid different from a liquid?

You want to observe a change in state. What could you do to change liquid water to water vapor?

Freezing and melting are opposite processes. Which process is the opposite of condensing?

Jocelyn wanted to learn how water changes state. Her investigation is shown in the picture.