I.

Identify the different changes in the phases of matter

a. MELTING
Solid -> Liquid
Example : Melting of an ice cube into
water

b. FREEZING
Liquid -> Solid
Example : Freezing sweetened
cream into ice cream

c. VAPORIZATION
Liquid -> Gas
Example : Evaporation of alcohol into its vapor.

d. CONDENSATION
Gas -> Liquid
Example : Condensation of water vapor
into dew drops.
e. DEPOSITION
Gas -> Solid
Example : Deposition of silver vapor in a vacuum chamber
onto a surface to make a solid layer for a mirror.
 f. SUBLIMATION
Solid -> Gas
Example : Sublimation of dry
ice (solid carbon dioxide) into
carbon dioxide gas

g. IONIZATION
Gas -> Plasma
Example : Ionization of particles
in the upper atmosphere to form
the aurora.

h. RECOMBINATION
Plasma -> Gas
Example : Turning off power to a neon light, allowing the
ionized particles to return to the gas phase.

II. Give the distinct characteristic of each change

Freezing occurs when a liquid changes to a solid.
Melting occurs when a solid changes directly to a liquid.
Sublimation occurs when a solid changes directly to a gas.
Deposition occurs when a gas changes directly to a solid.
Condensation is when a gas changes directly to a liquid.
Vaporization happens when a liquid changes directly to a gas.
Ionization occurs when a gas changes to plasma.
Recombination occurs when plasma changes to gas.

III. Write 2 concrete examples to each change

=MELTING=
a. Butter melts in a frying pan.
b. Candle wax melts in the heat of the candle’s flame.
=FREEZING=
a. Water to ice - Water becomes cold enough that it turns into
ice. In fact, every known liquid (except for helium) is known to
freeze in low enough temperatures.
b. Liquid to crystals - Most liquids freeze by a process that is
known as "crystallization," whereby the liquid forms into what is
known in the scientific world as a "crystalline solid."
=VAPORIZATION=
a. Water to steam - Water is vaporized when it is boiled on the
stove to cook some pasta, and much of it forms into a thick
steam.
b. Water evaporates - Water evaporates from a puddle or a pool
during a hot summer’s day.
=CONDENSATION=
a. Water vapor to dew - Water vapor turns from a gas into a
liquid, such as dew on the morning grass.
b. Water vapor to liquid water - Water vapor fogs up glasses
when moving into a warm room after being in the cold
=DEPOSITION=
a. Water vapor to ice - Water vapor transforms directly into ice
without becoming a liquid, a process that often occurs on
windows during the winter months.
b. Physical vapor to film - Thin layers of material known as
"film" are deposited onto a surface using a vaporized form of the
film.
=SUBLIMATION=
a. Dry Ice - Solid carbon dioxide is known as "dry ice" and
sublimates at room temperature.
b. Freeze-drying - Water can be sublimated in a food product by
using a vacuum.
=IONIZATION=
a. Aurora
b. Nebula
=RECOMBINATION=
a Turning off power to a neon light, allowing the ionized particles
to return to the gas phase.

Katrina M. Octaviano
8 - Bonifacio