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Melting and freezing can cause materials to change; some of these changes may be
reversible, and some may not. Some materials can exist as both a solid and a liquid.
Orange juice is a liquid but when frozen turns to ice and becomes a solid. Chocolate is a
solid but when heated begins to melt and becomes a liquid. Look at the materials below
and say what has caused them to change (melting or freezing) and whether this change is
reversible. If the change has been caused by heating, colour the arrow red and if the
change has been caused by cooling, colour the arrow blue.
When liquids are turned into a solid by cooling this is called freezing or solidifying.
Examples:
Water turning into ice when the temperature drops below 0˚C is an example of freezing.
Liquid lava turning into solid rock when it cools is called solidifying.
When a solid is turned into a liquid by heating this is called melting. Solids will melt at
different temperatures. Solid ice will melt and turn to water at temperatures above 0°C,
chocolate can melt in your hands (37°C) and most metals need extreme temperatures to
make them melt.
Write the following examples of change into your book and say whether they occurred
because of melting, freezing or solidifying.
b) Lakes and canals turning into ice in the winter. This is an example of _____________ .
of_______________ .
of_______________ .