Graphing Water Phase Changes
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Objective
I can interpret a graph showing the phase changes of water. details solid, liquid, gas, freezing, melting, boiling, condensation, vaporization
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
A heating curve, also known as a phase diagram, shows the relationship between temperature and energy for a material.
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For water, the melting point is 0 degrees Celsius, and the boiling point is 100 degrees Celsius.
- 3
During phase changes, such as melting or boiling, the temperature remains constant as the energy goes into changing the phase of the material.
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Practice
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What is another name for a heating curve?
According to the video, what are the three phases of water?
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Exit ticket
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“Describe what is happening to water at 0°C as energy is added, according to the phase change diagram.”
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