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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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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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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