Ice & Snow

Question 1

Pedro puts a handful of snow in a bowl on the kitchen counter. After a little while the snow disappears and the bowl is wet. He then puts the bowl in the freezer. When he takes it out later, the water in the bowl is hard and can be lifted with a spoon. Which statement correctly describes the water during this whole process?

Accepted Answer

It started as a solid, became a liquid, and then turned back into a solid.

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The water first turned into steam and then cooled down to become ice.

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The snow was not water, so the liquid in the bowl was something else that later became ice.

Answer

It was always a solid; the snow just melted into more solid ice.

Question 2

What do we call water when it gets so cold that it becomes solid?

Accepted Answer

Ice

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Sand

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Steam

Answer

Juice

Question 3

Lily scoops up some snow to make a snowball. Which statement best describes the snow, and what will happen to the snowball if she leaves it on the warm kitchen counter?

Accepted Answer

The snow is frozen water, and on the warm counter it will melt into liquid water.

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The snow is water vapor, and on the warm counter it will become steam.

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The snow is frozen water, and on the warm counter it will stay solid and stay the same.

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The snow is liquid water, and on the warm counter it will turn into ice.

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What do we call water when it gets so cold that it becomes solid?

Lily scoops up some snow to make a snowball. Which statement best describes the snow, and what will happen to the snowball if she leaves it on the warm kitchen counter?

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