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PhasesofMatterWorksheet#2

Averyimportantabilityinscienceistobeabletoexplainthingsinsimplisticterms,andittakesadecent
amountofskilltodothis.AsDr.Tysonputit,IfIhavetogiveyouacomplextheorytoexplaina
complexphenomenon,sendmehome!
Inanefforttodevelopourabilitytocommunicatecomplexideas,someofourworkwillcallforyouto
ELI5(explainlikeIm5yearsold).
Pleasetrytoexplainthephenomenabelowinawaythatmostpeoplecanunderstand.Thephase
diagramisprovidedasareference.
I.
II.
III.

Eachsubstancehasitsownboilingpoint.ELI5:Howcouldyouusetheinformationfrom
thisstatementtoseparateamixtureoftwoliquidsintotwopureliquids?
Apressurecookerisusedtocookfoodsfasterbyincreasingthepressureinachamber.
ELI5:Howdoesthiswork?
Snowisnotmadebyrainfreezing,butratherbyaprocessofdeposition.ELI5:Howandwhy
doesthisoccur?

Attachatypedresponsetoeachoftheseprompts(min.1paragraph).Remembertocheckforcorrect
grammarandspelling.

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