Moisture
1. Identify the name for each change of state. Note the amount of energy that it takes or that is given off
during each process.
condensation
deposition
melting
freezing
sublimation
evaporation
The process of converting a liquid to a gas. It takes about 600 calories
of energy to convert 1 gram of water to water vapor.
The process of converting a gas to a liquid state. This process releases
as much energy as the opposite process takes.
The process that releases energy (about 80 calories per gram of water) as
a liquid becomes a solid.
The process in which a solid becomes a liquid and absorbs energy
(about 80 calories per gram of water).
The process of converting a solid directly to a gas state without passing
through the liquid state. Water absorbs about 680 calories per gram.
The process of a gas becoming a solid without passing through the
liquid state. This releases about 680 calories per gram of water.
