What happens during evaporation?
A cylinder at left with balls evenly spaced throughout the cylinder has an arrow leading to a cylinder at right cylinder with balls stacked near its bottom.

A cylinder at left with balls evenly spaced throughout the cylinder with an arrow leading to a cylinder at right with balls stacked near the bottom of the cylinder.

Freida wants to model the way atoms move when a substance changes its state. To do this, Freida makes a pyramid of marshmallows. Then, she knocked down the pyramid causing the marshmallows to fall.
The diagram shows changes of state between solid, liquid, and gas. The atoms of a substance lose energy during a change of state. Before the change, the atoms are close together but are able to slide past one another.

During which changes of state do atoms overcome the attractive forces between them?
A cylinder at left with balls stacked near the bottom of the cylinder has an arrow leading to a cylinder at right cylinder with balls in a layer on the bottom of the cylinder.

Which statement best describes the energy changes associated with evaporation and boiling?
During which changes of state does the motion of the atoms decrease?
Which is the process by which a solid changes to a liquid?
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