Phase Changes: Melting, Freezing, Vaporization, and Evaporation

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What occurs when a substance undergoes a phase change from solid to liquid?

  • Molecules release heat energy
  • Molecules stop moving altogether
  • Molecules speed up and move farther apart (correct)
  • Molecules slow down and move closer together

What is the temperature at which water boils?

  • 100°C, 212°F, or 373 K (correct)
  • 50°C, 122°F, or 323 K
  • -273.15°C, -459.67°F, or 0 K
  • 0°C, 32°F, or 273 K

What is the process called when a substance changes from a gas to a liquid?

  • Condensation (correct)
  • Vaporization
  • Evaporation
  • Melting

What happens to the molecules during the process of vaporization?

<p>They speed up and move farther apart (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the lowest possible temperature, at which all matter stops moving?

<p>Absolute Zero (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process called when a substance changes from a solid to a gas, without going through the liquid phase?

<p>Sublimation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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