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An ice pack is cracked, starting a reaction. The ice pack decreases in temperature as the reaction absorbs heat energy from the environment. The temperature of the surroundings decreases as heat is absorbed by the ice pack.
is this process exothermic or endothermic? Explain your reasoning in 3 sentences in a 5th graders response

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This process is endothermic. The chemicals inside the cracked ice pack take in (absorb) heat from their surroundings, so the pack gets cold. Because heat is pulled into the pack, the air and things around it get colder too.