Reggie puts a beaker of ice and water on a hot plate. He observes the ice slowly melt as shown in diagram below. After a few minutes, only liquid water is left in the beaker. Eventually, the water becomes hot enough to boil. The liquid water changes to water vapor, which is a gas.

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How is the ice different from the water vapor that forms once the water begins to boil?

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Responses

The ice has a lower boiling point.
The ice has a lower boiling point.

The ice has a higher temperature.
The ice has a higher temperature.

The ice particles have less energy.
The ice particles have less energy.

The ice particles move faster.
The ice particles move faster.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

The ice particles have less energy.

This is because ice is a solid, and its particles are closely packed together and have lower kinetic energy compared to water vapor, which consists of gas particles that have more energy and move faster.