you fill a glass with room temperature water from the sink and then place it in the freezer after a few hours you take the glass out and the water is now a solid. in two to three sentences explain what happened to the water in the glass as the temperature decreased key words to include for full points kinetic energy thermal energy temperature and heat

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As the temperature of the water in the glass decreased in the freezer, the thermal energy of the water molecules reduced, causing a corresponding decrease in kinetic energy. With lower kinetic energy, the water molecules moved more slowly, eventually leading to the formation of ice as they became rigid and structured in a solid state. The transition from liquid to solid occurred as heat was lost from the water to the surrounding environment, leading to freezing.