Asked by tylen

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.

If the marshmallows represent the atoms in the substance, which change of state is Freida modeling?

melting
freezing
condensation
deposition

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
melting

Freida's pyramid shows an ordered, rigid arrangement like a solid. Knocking it down makes the marshmallows move apart and lose that order, modeling a solid changing into a liquid (melting).