When cold temperatures cause matter to change from liquid to solid, this process is called?

When cold temperatures cause matter to change from liquid to solid, this process is called?

• A. Freezing
• B. Melting
• C. Evaporation
• D. Energy

Answer: (A)

When a liquid becomes a solid because of cold temperatures, the process is freezing. As the temperature drops, the particles lose kinetic energy and settle into a fixed, orderly arrangement, forming a solid lattice. Freezing often involves releasing heat as the substance changes, which you can think of as latent heat being released during solidification. A common example is water turning into ice at 0°C under standard pressure. Melting is the opposite process (solid to liquid, typically when heated). Evaporation is liquid to gas (also driven by added energy). Energy is not the change itself but the factor that can drive these phase changes. Freezing is the specific change from liquid to solid caused by cold temperatures.

When a liquid becomes a solid because of cold temperatures, the process is freezing. As the temperature drops, the particles lose kinetic energy and settle into a fixed, orderly arrangement, forming a solid lattice. Freezing often involves releasing heat as the substance changes, which you can think of as latent heat being released during solidification. A common example is water turning into ice at 0°C under standard pressure.

Melting is the opposite process (solid to liquid, typically when heated). Evaporation is liquid to gas (also driven by added energy). Energy is not the change itself but the factor that can drive these phase changes. Freezing is the specific change from liquid to solid caused by cold temperatures.