Ice and Water Change Places
Age 8 · Science
When ice warms up a little, it melts and turns into liquid water. When water gets very cold, around 0 °C, it freezes back into hard ice.
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- Ice cubes: water that is frozen hard and solid
- Melting ice: the ice is warming up and turning into water
- Liquid water: all the ice has melted, and it can freeze again
Examples
- An ice lolly melts and drips on a hot day.
- Water in an ice cube tray turns to ice in the freezer.
Key takeaways
- Ice melts and water freezes at about 0 °C.
- The change works both ways: ice to water, and water back to ice.
Quiz: Ice and Water Change Places (Age 8)
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What happens when ice warms up a little?
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At about what temperature does water freeze into ice?
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All the ice has melted into water. Can that water turn back into ice?
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