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Latent heat. Ice absorbs heat when it melts, but it still stays at 0 degrees until its all liquid, then its temperature rises.

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Gas changing into a liquid?

When a gas changes into a liquid, it undergoes condensation. This process occurs when the gas loses energy (usually in the form of heat) and its particles slow down and come together to form a liquid. The opposite process, when a liquid changes into a gas, is called vaporization.


How can melted ice be colder than ice cube?

Ice melts and forms at zero degrees Celsius or thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit. When an ice cube melts, the puddle forming beneath it may be the same temperature or a degree warmer than the ice cube.


Does an ice cube melt quicker as it gets smaller?

Melting of an ice cube mainly depends on the temperature of surrounding. If the larger ice cube is put at 50 degrees Celsius and small one at 25 degree Celsius the large ice cube will melt faster than the smaller one. Ice cube draws energy from the surrounding which causes it to melt and so temperature of surrounding is very important


What is a metaphor for ice cube?

An ice cube is a frozen diamond, preserving its coolness until it melts away.


What is colder minus 40 degrees centigrade or 40 degrees Fahrenheit?

That depends on which degrees you mean. Degrees are measurements of atomic movement is substances. 0 degrees is a signifier for a certain amount of movement in your given substance. If you wanted the substance to be hotter than the amount of movement would have to increase. This goes the same for making a substance colder. Half of 0 degrees is half the atomic movement in your substance. You will need to specify Celsius, Fahrenheit, kelvin etc. to get a numerical answer. Also, as something to think about, are you measuring the temperature (and therefore the atomic movement) of a large mass, or a small one? For a large mass could have more movement overall but still be the same temperature as a smaller one with less. example: if we have an iceberg and a ice cube that are the same temperature, the iceberg has more movement. Therefore more heat than the ice cube but the temperature are still the same.

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In an oven heated to 100 degrees an ice cube would soon change from?

It would change from a solid to a liquid.


How much heat is conducted from a cube of water at 80 degrees into surrounding air at 70 degrees?

The answer will depend on the size of the cube!The answer will depend on the size of the cube!The answer will depend on the size of the cube!The answer will depend on the size of the cube!


How much degrees are in a cube?

A cube has a total of 360 degrees in each of its six faces. However, if you’re referring to the angles within the cube, each corner (or vertex) of the cube has a solid angle of 90 degrees. Since there are eight vertices in a cube, the total solid angle around each vertex sums up to 720 degrees.


How many degrees are in a cube?

2880


What is the dependent variable in this experiment does an ice cube melt faster in 70 or 90 degrees?

The dependent variable in this experiment is the time it takes for the ice cube to melt. The independent variable, or factor being tested, is the temperature of either 70 or 90 degrees. By measuring the time it takes for the ice cube to melt at each temperature, you can determine whether it melts faster at 70 or 90 degrees.


How many degrees do you remove to take an ice-cube to zero degrees?

To take an ice cube from its melting point (0 degrees Celsius) to absolute zero, you would need to remove 273 degrees.


How many degrees is a cube?

A cube is made up of 6 sides. Each side has 4 angles,for a total of 24 angles. Since these angles are 90 degree angles, that would mean that there are 2,160 degrees in a cube.


What do the angles in a cube add up to?

360 degrees


What is the temperature of an ice cube?

33 degrees Celsius


What is the angle of approach of the 2013 Nissan Cube?

The 2013 Nissan Cube has a 16.7 degrees angle of approach.


What is the angle of departure of the 2013 Nissan Cube?

The 2013 Nissan Cube has a 28.9 degrees angle of departure.


What is the angle of approach of the 2014 Nissan Cube?

The 2014 Nissan Cube has a 16.7 degrees angle of approach.