Second Class science · A.8 · Matter
Heating and melting
Adding heat energy helps solid materials like ice become liquid water. The amount of material stays the same—only its form changes.
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Lena puts an ice cube in warm water. What will happen?
- The water will freeze
- The ice will melt (right)
- The ice will grow bigger
Jonah and Eli are curious. What does warm air do to a block of ice left outside?
- It melts the ice (right)
- It turns it into snow
- It makes it freeze
Priya puts a block of ice in a sunny window. What will happen?
- The ice will grow bigger
- The ice will turn into steam
- The ice will melt (right)
Tip: Adding heat energy helps solid materials like ice become liquid water. The amount of material stays the same—only its form changes.
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